| 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. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Population of the Largest Settlement from | Population of the Largest Settlement to | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 |
(Early Tana 2) |
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed. [750, 999] |
None |
None |
Inhabitants. 4900 at Unguja Ukuu, but was it the largest settlement? "The site size estimates have provided indications that with the aid of ethno-archaeological data can be used to approximate populations for the primary occupations. In Period Ia, the site had a population of about 1600 adults and this expanded in Period Ib to about 4900 adult individuals." [Juma 2004] | |
| 542 |
(Sind - Samma Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Sind - Samma Dynasty is assumed. [1335, 1521] |
None |
None |
Thatta | |
| 543 |
(Rouran Khaganate) |
Full Year Range of Rouran Khaganate is assumed. [300, 555] |
None |
None |
Inhabitants. After 500 CE "It was at this time that the Juan-juan are reported to have first built a town: they surrounded it with inner and outer walls and called it Mumochen. They also gradually learnt to write, and by now there were many learned people among them." [Kyslasov_Dani_Litvinsky 1996, p. 317] |
|
| 544 |
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period) |
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period is assumed. [1778, 1819] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 545 |
(Khanate of Bukhara) |
Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed. [1599, 1747] |
None |
None |
Inhabitants. Bukhara had between 110,000 and 140,000 inhabitants in 1900 CE. [Gangler_Gaube_Petruccioli 2004, p. 80] |
|
| 546 |
(Hephthalite Empire) |
Full Year Range of Hephthalite Empire is assumed. [408, 561] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 547 |
(Akan - Pre-Ashanti) |
Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed. [1501, 1701] |
None |
None |
Inhabitants. See above. | |
| 548 |
(Portuguese Empire - Early Modern) |
Full Year Range of Portuguese Empire - Early Modern is assumed. [1640, 1806] |
135000 |
135000 |
Inhabitants. "Lisbon itself had a population of about 65,000 in 1527 and 100,000 by mid-century, by which time it was the largest city in the whole Iberian peninsula." [Disney 2009] "Lisbon was still easily Portugal’s largest city; but its population actually declined in the first few decades of the eighteenth century, then rose again inline with overall trends. By 1756 it stood at about 135,000." [Disney 2009] Note that this was after the earthquake of 1755: "Shortly before 9.45 A.M. on 1 November 1755 Lisbon was struck by a massive earthquake thought to have measured 8.5 to 9 on the Richter scale. [...] When it was all finally over, some 10,000 to 15,000 of Lisbon’s inhabitants had lost their lives and the city lay in ruins." [Disney 2009] | |
| 549 |
(Ak Koyunlu) |
Full Year Range of Ak Koyunlu is assumed. [1339, 1501] |
None |
None |
Inhabitants. Amed was their capital for almost seventy years. [Quiring-Zoche 1986] |
|
| 550 |
(Yemen Ziyadid Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Yemen Ziyadid Dynasty is assumed. [822, 1037] |
None |
None |
Inhabitants. Sanaa 1050 CE 'a thousand houses'. 'the time of al-Rashid': 'one hundred thousand' houses. A Zaidi chronicler reported that "From [1014-1056] ruin prevailed in Sanaa and elsewhere in the country of Yemen ... the inhabitants became so extenuated that they dispersed in all directions. The city fell into ruin. Construction declined to the point where there were only a thousand houses, whereas in the time of al-Rashid there had been one hundred thousand." [Stookey 1978, p. 57] |