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
41
(Egypt - Middle Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Middle Kingdom is assumed.
[-2016, -1700]
Ancient Egyptian
None
42
(Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom is assumed.
[-2650, -2350]
Ancient Egyptian
None
43
(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed.
[-2350, -2150]
Ancient Egyptian
None
44
(Egypt - Period of the Regions)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Period of the Regions is assumed.
[-2150, -2016]
Ancient Egyptian
None
45
(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed.
[868, 969]
Arabic
None
46
(Proto-Carolingian)
Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed.
[687, 751]
Latin
None
47
(Proto-Carolingian)
Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed.
[687, 751]
Germanic
None
48
(Middle Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed.
[543, 687]
Latin
None
49
(Middle Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed.
[543, 687]
Germanic
None
50
(Chola Empire)
Full Year Range of Chola Empire is assumed.
[849, 1280]
Tamil
None
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