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
511	(Saadi Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Saadi Sultanate is assumed. [1554, 1659]	125000	125000	None
512	(Cuzco - Early Intermediate II)	Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed. [500, 649]	None	None	None
513	(Funan II)	Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed. [540, 640]	2000	2000	None
514	(Uigur Khaganate)	Full Year Range of Uigur Khaganate is assumed. [745, 840]	None	None	None
515	(Middle Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Middle Wagadu Empire is assumed. [700, 1077]	15000	20000	None
516	(Monte Alban II)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed. [-100, 200]	14500	14500	None
517	(Monte Alban III)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban III is assumed. [200, 500]	15000	30000	None
518	(Early Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Early Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-1200, -801]	1000	4000	None
519	(Middle Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed. [543, 687]	20000	30000	None
520	(Ur - Dynasty III)	Full Year Range of Ur - Dynasty III is assumed. [-2112, -2004]	200000	200000	None

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