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
421	(Shuar - Colonial)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed. [1534, 1830]	300	300	None
422	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early is assumed. [1566, 1713]	600	600	None
423	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early is assumed. [1566, 1713]	3000	3000	None
424	(Western Han Empire)	Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed. [-202, 9]	250000	400000	None
425	(Hallstatt D)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed. [-600, -475]	5000	5000	None
426	(Atlantic Complex)	Full Year Range of Atlantic Complex is assumed. [-2200, -1000]	1000	2000	None
427	(Yisrael)	Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed. [-1030, -722]	15000	20000	None
428	(Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [1200, 1426]	20000	30000	None
429	(Later Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed. [1078, 1203]	15000	20000	None
430	(Satavahana Empire)	Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed. [-100, 200]	84000	84000	None

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