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
351	(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed. [868, 969]	150000	150000	None
352	(Medang Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Medang Kingdom is assumed. [732, 1019]	1000	1000	None
353	(Qatabanian Commonwealth)	Full Year Range of Qatabanian Commonwealth is assumed. [-450, -111]	30000	40000	None
354	(Republic of Venice III)	Full Year Range of Republic of Venice III is assumed. [1204, 1563]	170000	170000	None
355	(Neolithic Yemen)	Full Year Range of Neolithic Yemen is assumed. [-3500, -1201]	None	None	None
356	(Yemen - Late Bronze Age)	Full Year Range of Yemen - Late Bronze Age is assumed. [-1200, -801]	None	None	None
357	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed. [1714, 1848]	3000	3000	None
358	(Japan - Early Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Early Jomon is assumed. [-5300, -3500]	400	500	None
359	(Japan - Middle Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed. [-3500, -2500]	400	500	None
360	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed. [1714, 1848]	600	600	None

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