Section: General Variables
Subsection: Temporal Bounds

Polity Duration

The lifetime of a polity.  
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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
polity_year_from The beginning year for a polity.
polity_year_to The end year for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Polity Year from Polity Year to Description   Edit
171
(Shiwei)
Full Year Range of Shiwei is assumed.
[600, 1000]
600
1000
None
172
(Later Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[1078, 1203]
1078
1203
None
173
(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-400, -101]
-400
-101
None
174
(Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-100, 99]
-100
99
None
175
(Oaxaca - San Jose)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed.
[-1150, -700]
-1150
-700
None
176
(Wari Empire)
Full Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed.
[650, 999]
650
999
None
177
(Orokaiva - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Colonial is assumed.
[1884, 1942]
1884
1942
None
178
(Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic is assumed.
[-4000, -3200]
-4000
-3200
None
179
(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed.
[-3200, -2500]
-3200
-2500
None
180
(Gupta Empire)
Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed.
[320, 550]
320
550
None
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