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
401	(Icelandic Commonwealth)	Full Year Range of Icelandic Commonwealth is assumed. [930, 1262]	200	300	None
402	(Seleucid Empire)	Full Year Range of Seleucid Empire is assumed. [-312, -63]	50000	100000	None
403	(Magadha - Maurya Empire)	Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed. [-324, -187]	50000	50000	None
404	(Pre-Ceramic Period)	Full Year Range of Pre-Ceramic Period is assumed. [-7800, -7200]	250	500	None
405	(Susiana - Early Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed. [-5100, -4700]	750	3000	None
406	(Formative Period)	Full Year Range of Formative Period is assumed. [-7200, -7000]	250	500	None
407	(Chuuk - Early Truk)	Full Year Range of Chuuk - Early Truk is assumed. [1775, 1886]	100	200	None
408	(Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy)	Full Year Range of Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy is assumed. [1300, 1565]	1000	1400	None
409	(Cahokia - Late Woodland III)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland III is assumed. [600, 750]	30	50	None
410	(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed. [750, 900]	400	500	None

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