Section: General Variables
Subsection: General

Polity Language

The language 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
language The language of a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Language Description   Edit
501
(Pandya Empire)
Full Year Range of Pandya Empire is assumed.
[1250, 1323]
Tamil
None
502
(Dambadaneiya)
Full Year Range of Dambadaneiya is assumed.
[1232, 1293]
Sinhala
None
503
(Anurādhapura IV)
Full Year Range of Anurādhapura IV is assumed.
[614, 1017]
Sinhala
None
504
(Polonnaruwa)
Full Year Range of Polonnaruwa is assumed.
[1070, 1255]
Sinhala
None
505
(Habr Yunis)
Full Year Range of Habr Yunis is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
Arabic
None
506
(Polonnaruwa)
Full Year Range of Polonnaruwa is assumed.
[1070, 1255]
Tamil
None
507
(Anurādhapura III)
Full Year Range of Anurādhapura III is assumed.
[428, 614]
Sinhala
None
508
(Dutch Empire)
Full Year Range of Dutch Empire is assumed.
[1648, 1795]
Dutch
None
509
(Anurādhapura I)
Full Year Range of Anurādhapura I is assumed.
[-300, 70]
Sinhala
None
510
(Jaffna)
Full Year Range of Jaffna is assumed.
[1310, 1591]
Tamil
None
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