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
501	(Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial)	Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial is assumed. [1734, 1883]	600	800	None
502	(Isin-Larsa)	Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed. [-2004, -1763]	175000	225000	None
503	(Cuzco - Late Formative)	Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Formative is assumed. [-500, 200]	None	None	None
504	(Iban - Pre-Brooke)	Full Year Range of Iban - Pre-Brooke is assumed. [1650, 1841]	25	500	None
505	(Chalcolithic Middle Ganga)	Full Year Range of Chalcolithic Middle Ganga is assumed. [-3000, -601]	None	None	None
506	(Susiana - Late Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Late Ubaid is assumed. [-4700, -4300]	750	3000	None
507	(Elam - Kidinuid Period)	Full Year Range of Elam - Kidinuid Period is assumed. [-1500, -1400]	1500	6000	None
508	(Ostrogothic Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Ostrogothic Kingdom is assumed. [489, 554]	100000	200000	None
509	(Northern Wei)	Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed. [386, 534]	600000	600000	None
510	(Cahokia - Early Woodland)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Early Woodland is assumed. [-600, -150]	30	50	None

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