Section: General Variables
Subsection: General

Polity Capital

The capital of a polity is connection point between an existing Polity instance and an existing Capital instance. Optionally, year range associations can be specified. If not provided, it implies that the capital remains constant throughout the entire duration of the polity's existence.  
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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]
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Variable Definition
capital The capital of a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Capital Capital Object Description   Edit
81
(Futa Jallon)
Full Year Range of Futa Jallon is assumed.
[1725, 1896]
Timbo
None
None
82
(Japan - Early Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Early Jomon is assumed.
[-5300, -3500]
absent
None
None
83
(Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period is assumed.
[-1293, -1070]
Per-Ramesse
None
None
84
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-1500, -901]
none
None
None
85
(Kingdom of Gomma)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed.
[1780, 1886]
Haggaro
None
None
86
(West Burkina Faso Yellow I)
Full Year Range of West Burkina Faso Yellow I is assumed.
[100, 500]
none
None
None
87
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
Aix la Chapelle
None
None
88
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-900, 0]
none
None
None
89
(Mossi)
Full Year Range of Mossi is assumed.
[1100, 1897]
none
None
None
90
(Kara-Khanids)
Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed.
[950, 1212]
Balasagun
Balasagun
None
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