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
381	(Phoenician Empire)	Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed. [-1200, -332]	40000	60000	None
382	(Rattanakosin)	Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed. [1782, 1873]	50000	100000	None
383	(Late Angkor)	Full Year Range of Late Angkor is assumed. [1220, 1432]	750000	1000000	None
384	(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-2000, -1201]	3000	13000	None
385	(Oaxaca - Rosario)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Rosario is assumed. [-700, -500]	1000	1000	None
386	(Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period is assumed. [-1800, -1300]	450	1800	None
387	(Classical Angkor)	Full Year Range of Classical Angkor is assumed. [1100, 1220]	750000	1000000	None
388	(Kansai - Yayoi Period)	Full Year Range of Kansai - Yayoi Period is assumed. [-300, 250]	1000	2000	None
389	(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-800, -401]	3000	5000	None
390	(Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama)	Full Year Range of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama is assumed. [1568, 1603]	300000	300000	None

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