Atlas   Rules   Resources   Adventures   Stories       FAQ   Search   Links



Population of Sind

by John Walter Biles

Mystara 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.