Population of Sind
by John Walter BilesMystara Populations
(This is based on some stuff from my research, CoM, and the Glantri Gaz system for population and money. I increased the pop. levels of the more fertile areas under that system.)
In the capital hex and each 8 mile hex around it (or just the capital hex at 24 mile hex scale)--100 people / square mile if fertile.
Farmland: 60/square mile
Hills: 15/square mile
Swamp, Jungle, Mountains: 1/square mile
Add 50% along rivers and roads
Halve if forested.
Farmland and Mountains generate 7 GP/month per family of 5
Hills: 4 GP/month per family of 5
Forest: 3 GP/month per family of 5
Cities: 9 GP/month per family of 5
(This is Resource income and a small tax)
Each family in a dominion produces 10 GP standard income / month
Outside dominions, no standard income is produced and resource income is halved.
The Five Shires, For Example:
2 Farmland without Roads and Rivers around Shireton (100/Square Mile) = 11,200
2 Farmland with Roads and Rivers around Shireton (150/Square Mile) = 16,800
1 Forested Plain without Roads or Rivers around Shireton (50/Square Mile) = 2,800
Shireton Hex (Farmland with Road and rivers) = 8,400 + Pop. Of Shireton (30,000?)
19 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile) = 63,840
78 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile) = 393,120
19 Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile) = 15,960
16 Hill Hexes with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile) = 20,160
14 Forested Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (7.5/sq. Mile) = 5,880
8 Forested Hill Hexes with Roads or Rivers (11.25/sq. Mile) = 5,040
41 Forested Plains without Roads or Rivers (30/sq. Mile) = 68,880
16 Forested Plains with Roads or Rivers (45/sq. Mile) = 40,320
26 Mountain without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile) = 1,456
7 Mountain with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile) = 588
That makes 654, 544 farmers, not counting city folk. At an 80/20 ratio, they could support about 131,000 city and town folk.
Kingdom of Sind:
24 Mile Hexes, so 500 square miles / hex.
The Sindhi are competent but not awesome farmers, so we'll use the standard population densities above. (Since the scale is bigger, the 100/square mile around the capital applies only to the hex that the capital sits in)
Champions of Mystara gives these population ratios per Caste:
Rural:
10% Himaya Caste
5% Rishiya Caste
5% Jadugaryas Caste
50% Prajayas Caste
30% Kuliyas Caste
Urban:
20% Himaya Caste
15% Rishiya Caste
15% Jadugaryas Caste
25% Prajayas Caste
25% Kuliyas Caste
Azadgal (East Jhengal):
1 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 30,000
8 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 360,000
4 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 30,000
5 Badlands without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 2,500
2 Badlands with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 1,500
Rural Population: 424,000
Urban
Sandapur: 22,000
Baratkand:
1 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 30,000
1 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 45,000
5 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 37,500
3 Grassland with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 33,750
2 Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 15,000
28 Desert without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 14,000
14 Desert with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 10,500
8 Swamp without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 4,000
Rural Population: 189,750
Baratpur: 7,000
Gunga Keep: 1000
Gunjab:
4 Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 30,000
29 Mountain without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 14,500
2 Mountain with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 1,500
Rural: 46,000 people
Urban:
Raneshwar: 3,000 people.
Jalawar:
3 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 90,000
10 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 450,000
6 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 45,000
6 Grassland with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 67,500
3 Forested Royal Elephant Breeding Grounds without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 1,500
Rural Population: 654,000 (130,800 potential Urban)
Urban
Sambay: 50,000
Pramayama: 1,300
Bangore: 950
Kandaputra: 2,300
(West) Jhengal:
11 Swamp without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 5,500
1 Swamp with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 750
1 Swamp with Modest Cultivation (5/sq. Mile = 2,500/Hex)=2,500
35 Desert without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 17,500
15 Desert with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 11,250
2 Badlands without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 1,000
Rural Population: 38,500 (7700 potential Urban, but probably much less)
Urban:
Khamrati: 5,000
Gola Keep: 800
Sindri: 700
Kadesh:
11 Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 82,500
5 Hill Hexes with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 56,250
16 Mountain without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 8,000
4 Mountain with Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 3,000
3 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 22,500
1 Grassland with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 11,250
Rural Population: 168,500 (support 34,000 Urban population)
Urban
Latehar: 14,000
Gawan: 2,500
Nagpuri:
6 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 180,000
7 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 315,000
6 Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 45,000
4 Hill Hexes with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 45,000
1 Forested Plains without Roads or Rivers (30/sq. Mile = 15,000/Hex) = 15,000
2 Mountain without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 1,000
Rural Population: 601,000 (Could support up to 120,000 urban population)
Urban
Mahasabad: 38,000
Chandbali: 2,000
Peshmir:
1 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 30,000
1 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 45,000
6 Hill Hexes without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 45,000
6 Hill Hexes with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 67,500
6 Mountain without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 3,000
5 Mountain with Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 1,000
2 Hexes of Lake (say, 5 fishermen/sq. Mile = 2500/Hex) = 5,000
Rural Population: 196,500 (support 39,000 Urban population)
Urban
Karakandar: 18,000
Jalbad: 3,500
Putnabad:
2 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 60,000
6 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 270,000
2 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 15,000
7 Desert without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 3,500
1 Desert with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 750
4 Badlands without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 2,000
Rural Population: 351,250 (70,250 Urban possibly)
Urban
Jahore: 60,000
Asandapur: 3,500
Shadjarkand:
1 Farmland without Roads or Rivers (60/sq. Mile = 30,000/Hex) = 30,000
8 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 360,000
13 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 97,500
3 Badlands without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 1,500
3 Badlands with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 2,250
10 Desert without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 5,000
2 Desert with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 1,500
8 Swamp without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 4,000
2 Forested Tiger Preserve without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 1,000
Rural Population: 502,750 (Urban could be up to 105,000)
Urban
Naral: 35,000
Gom: 1,300
Karganj: 1,100
Sindrastan:
9 Desert without Roads or Rivers (1/sq. Mile = 500/Hex) = 4,500
2 Desert with Roads or Rivers (1.5/sq. Mile = 750/Hex) = 1,500
Capital City Hex (Farmland with many Springs = 150/Square Mile = 75,000/Hex) = 75,000
1 Farmland with Roads or Rivers (90/sq. Mile = 45,000/Hex) = 45,000
4 Grassland without Roads or Rivers (15/sq. Mile = 7,500/Hex) = 30,000
3 Grassland with Roads or Rivers (22.5/sq. Mile= 11,250/Hex) = 33,750
Rural Population: 189,750 (Up to 37,950 Urban)
Urban:
Sayr Ulan: 32,000
Palkat: 3,000
Total Rural Population of Sind: 3,362,000
10% Himaya Caste = 336,200
5% Rishiya Caste = 168,100
5% Jadugaryas Caste = 168,100
50% Prajayas Caste = 1,681,000
30% Kuliyas Caste = 1,008,600
Total Urban Population of Sind: 307, 950
20% Himaya Caste = 61,590
15% Rishiya Caste = 45,193
15% Jadugaryas Caste = 45,192
25% Prajayas Caste = 76,988
25% Kuliyas Caste = 76,987
Total Combined Population of Sind: 3,669,950
11% Himaya Caste = 398,150
6% Rishiya Caste = 213,293
6% Jadugaryas Caste = 213,292
48% Prajayas Caste = 1,757,988
29% Kuliyas Caste = 1,085,587
CoM notes that in peace, about 1% of the population is in the army. This would give Sind 36,700 men under arms. The bulk of the Himayas can be mobilised in times of need (say, 80%, the rest being too old or young), which would give 318,520.
I may muster the will to fiddle with tax revenues later.
I may also eventually muster the will to do the rest of the Known world.