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
441	(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed. [1050, 1199]	10000	15000	None
442	(Proto-Carolingian)	Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed. [687, 751]	20000	30000	None
443	(Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2650, -2350]	50000	50000	None
444	(Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2650, -2350]	30000	30000	None
445	(Egypt - Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty II is assumed. [-2900, -2687]	6000	20000	None
446	(Cahokia - Middle Woodland)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Middle Woodland is assumed. [-150, 300]	30	50	None
447	(Byzantine Empire III)	Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire III is assumed. [1073, 1204]	100000	400000	None
448	(Himyar II)	Full Year Range of Himyar II is assumed. [378, 525]	10000	30000	None
449	(Roman Empire - Dominate)	Full Year Range of Roman Empire - Dominate is assumed. [285, 394]	800000	800000	None
450	(Phrygian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Phrygian Kingdom is assumed. [-900, -695]	15000	20000	None

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