Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Social Scale

Population of the Largest Settlement

population of the largest settlement is the estimated population of the largest settlement of the polity. note that the largest settlement could be different from the capital (coded under general variables). if possible, indicate the dynamics (that is, how population changed during the temporal period of the polity). note that we are also building a city database - you should consult it as it may already have the needed data. (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
population_of_the_largest_settlement_from	The lower range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.
population_of_the_largest_settlement_to	The upper range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Population of the Largest Settlement from	Population of the Largest Settlement to	Description	Edit
321	(Toltecs)	Full Year Range of Toltecs is assumed. [900, 1199]	30000	60000	None
322	(Akkadian Empire)	Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed. [-2270, -2083]	20000	40000	None
323	(Rashtrakuta Empire)	Full Year Range of Rashtrakuta Empire is assumed. [753, 973]	100000	100000	None
324	(Mughal Empire)	Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed. [1526, 1858]	400000	400000	None
325	(Nara Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed. [710, 794]	100000	250000	None
326	(Timurid Empire)	Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed. [1370, 1526]	150000	150000	None
327	(Mahajanapada era)	Full Year Range of Mahajanapada era is assumed. [-600, -324]	12000	48000	None
328	(Cahokia - Moorehead)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Moorehead is assumed. [1200, 1275]	10000	15000	None
329	(Early Mongols)	Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed. [1000, 1206]	500	500	None
330	(Latium - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Latium - Iron Age is assumed. [-1000, -580]	100	300	None

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