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
591
(Kingdom of Jolof)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Jolof is assumed.
[1549, 1865]
Wolof
None
592
(Buganda)
Full Year Range of Buganda is assumed.
[1700, 1894]
Luganda
None
593
(Buganda)
Full Year Range of Buganda is assumed.
[1450, 1699]
Luganda
None
594
(Kingdom of Nyinginya)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed.
[1650, 1897]
Kinyarwanda
None
595
(Late Pallava Empire)
Full Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed.
[300, 890]
Old Tamil
None
596
(Early Cholas)
Full Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed.
[-300, 300]
Old Tamil
None
597
(Early Cholas)
Full Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed.
[-300, 300]
Prakrit
None
598
(Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed.
[1675, 1799]
Telugu
None
599
(Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed.
[1675, 1799]
Sanskrit
None
600
(Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed.
[1675, 1799]
Tamil
None
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