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
481	(Gahadavala Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Gahadavala Dynasty is assumed. [1085, 1193]	80000	92000	None
482	(Chalukyas of Badami)	Full Year Range of Chalukyas of Badami is assumed. [543, 753]	70000	70000	None
483	(Majapahit Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Majapahit Kingdom is assumed. [1292, 1518]	100000	200000	None
484	(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed. [-1720, -1567]	50000	100000	None
485	(Ayutthaya)	Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed. [1593, 1767]	155000	155000	None
486	(La Tene C2-D)	Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed. [-175, -27]	8000	10000	None
487	(Ashanti Empire)	Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed. [1701, 1895]	13500	13500	None
488	(Ashanti Empire)	Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed. [1701, 1895]	22500	22500	None
489	(Archaic Crete)	Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed. [-710, -500]	4000	4000	None
490	(Kachi Plain - Urban Period II)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period II is assumed. [-2100, -1800]	100000	100000	None

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