Section: General Variables
Subsection: General

Polity Language

The language of a polity.  
Contributors:

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
language The language of a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Language Description   Edit
21
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
Khitan
None
22
(Ancient Khwarazm)
Full Year Range of Ancient Khwarazm is assumed.
[-1000, -521]
Sogdian
None
23
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
Chinese
None
24
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
Chinese
None
25
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
Chinese
None
26
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
Middle Chinese
None
27
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
Jurchen
None
28
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
Chinese
None
29
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
Chinese
None
30
(Chola Empire)
Full Year Range of Chola Empire is assumed.
[849, 1280]
Tamil
None
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