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
371	(Xianbei Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed. [100, 250]	None	None	None
372	(Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II is assumed. [-1500, -1400]	12000	17000	None
373	(Cahokia - Sand Prairie)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed. [1275, 1400]	5000	7000	None
374	(Monte Alban Late I)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed. [-300, -100]	17200	17200	None
375	(Andronovo)	Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed. [-1800, -1200]	50	250	None
376	(Chenla)	Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed. [550, 825]	60000	60000	None
377	(Khmer Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed. [1432, 1594]	None	None	None
378	(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed. [500, 900]	15000	30000	None
379	(Monte Alban V)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban V is assumed. [900, 1520]	4236	10590	None
380	(Classic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Classic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [100, 649]	100000	125000	None

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