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
51	(Qin Empire)	300 BCE	350000	350000	None
52	(La Tene B2-C1)	300 BCE	50	50	None
53	(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)	217 BCE 150 BCE	300000	300000	None
54	(Qin Empire)	200 BCE	200000	200000	None
55	(Middle Roman Republic)	200 BCE	210000	210000	None
56	(La Mula-Sarigua)	200 BCE	900	900	people. Most settlements in Central Panama before the 1st millennium CE were small, but La Mula-Sarigua was an exception with up to 900 people at 200 BCE. [Hoopes_Peregrine_Ember 2001, p. 101]
57	(La Tene B2-C1)	200 BCE	1500	3000	None
58	(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)	149 BCE 32 BCE	500000	500000	None
59	(Qin Empire)	100 BCE	200000	200000	None
60	(Middle Roman Republic)	100 BCE	400000	400000	None

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