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
331	(Susa I)	Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed. [-4300, -3800]	350	1400	None
332	(Susa III)	Full Year Range of Susa III is assumed. [-3100, -2675]	2500	10000	None
333	(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia)	Full Year Range of Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia is assumed. [-2000, -1700]	9000	11000	None
334	(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-400, -101]	20000	20000	None
335	(Jenne-jeno I)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed. [-250, 49]	100	150	None
336	(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)	Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed. [-1180, -900]	12000	18000	None
337	(Early A'chik)	Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed. [1775, 1867]	2000	3000	None
338	(Delhi Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Delhi Sultanate is assumed. [1206, 1526]	200000	400000	None
339	(Papal States - High Medieval Period)	Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed. [1198, 1309]	35000	35000	None
340	(Hatti - Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Hatti - Old Kingdom is assumed. [-1650, -1500]	11000	14000	None

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