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
571	(Nkore)	Full Year Range of Nkore is assumed. [1450, 1749]	None	None	None
572	(Kingdom of Nyinginya)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed. [1650, 1897]	2000	2000	None
573	(Karagwe)	Full Year Range of Karagwe is assumed. [1500, 1916]	None	None	None
574	(Toro)	Full Year Range of Toro is assumed. [1830, 1896]	None	None	None
575	(Buganda II)	Full Year Range of Buganda II is assumed. [1717, 1894]	20000	20000	None
576	(Sokoto Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed. [1804, 1904]	100000	120000	None
577	(Allada)	Full Year Range of Allada is assumed. [1100, 1724]	30000	30000	None

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