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
451	(Japan - Late Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed. [-2500, -1200]	400	500	None
452	(Cahokia - Late Woodland II)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland II is assumed. [450, 600]	30	50	None
453	(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed. [-6600, -6000]	3500	8000	None
454	(Kingdom of Lydia)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Lydia is assumed. [-670, -546]	6000	24000	None
455	(Konya Plain - Early Chalcolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Chalcolithic is assumed. [-6000, -5500]	2500	3800	None
456	(Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic is assumed. [-4000, -3200]	1200	3700	None
457	(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed. [1454, 1517]	None	None	None
458	(Oaxaca - Tierras Largas)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Tierras Largas is assumed. [-1400, -1150]	71	340	None
459	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	100	100	None
460	(Achaemenid Empire)	Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed. [-550, -331]	200000	200000	None

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