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
431	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed. [1260, 1348]	200000	500000	None
432	(Japan - Final Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Final Jomon is assumed. [-1200, -300]	400	500	None
433	(Neguanje)	Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed. [250, 1050]	400	1100	None
434	(Yangshao)	Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed. [-5000, -3000]	200	500	None
435	(Late Shang)	Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed. [-1250, -1045]	4000	4000	None
436	(Jenne-jeno III)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno III is assumed. [400, 899]	7000	8000	None
437	(The Emirate of Crete)	Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed. [824, 961]	12000	12000	None
438	(Kachi Plain - Urban Period I)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period I is assumed. [-2500, -2100]	100000	100000	None
439	(Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic is assumed. [-7500, -5500]	400	600	None
440	(Oaxaca - San Jose)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed. [-1150, -700]	791	1976	None

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