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
361	(Rum Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Rum Sultanate is assumed. [1077, 1307]	30000	40000	None
362	(Ottoman Emirate)	Full Year Range of Ottoman Emirate is assumed. [1299, 1402]	20000	30000	None
363	(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [650, 899]	25000	30000	None
364	(Aztec Empire)	Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed. [1427, 1526]	150000	300000	None
365	(Funan I)	Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed. [225, 540]	2000	2000	None
366	(Mali Empire)	Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed. [1230, 1410]	12000	17000	None
367	(Archaic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-6000, -2001]	None	None	None
368	(Iron Age Cambodia)	Full Year Range of Iron Age Cambodia is assumed. [-500, 224]	100	200	None
369	(Jenne-jeno II)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno II is assumed. [50, 399]	500	2000	None
370	(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed. [-209, -60]	3000	5000	None

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