Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Article

Talking about forms of money, articles are items that have both a regular use and are used as money (example: axes, cattle, measures of grain, ingots of non-precious metals)   (See here)
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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
article The absence or presence of article for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Article Description   Edit
101
(Elymais II)
Full Year Range of Elymais II is assumed.
[25, 215]
present
None
102
(Elam - Kidinuid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Kidinuid Period is assumed.
[-1500, -1400]
present
None
103
(Elam - Igihalkid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Igihalkid Period is assumed.
[-1399, -1200]
present
None
104
(Elam - Shutrukid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Shutrukid Period is assumed.
[-1199, -1100]
present
None
105
(Elam I)
Full Year Range of Elam I is assumed.
[-900, -744]
present
None
106
(Elam II)
Full Year Range of Elam II is assumed.
[-743, -647]
present
None
107
(Elam III)
Full Year Range of Elam III is assumed.
[-612, -539]
present
None
108
(Sasanid Empire II)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire II is assumed.
[488, 642]
present
None
109
(Seljuk Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Seljuk Sultanate is assumed.
[1037, 1157]
present
None
110
(Sogdiana - City-States Period)
Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed.
[604, 711]
present
None
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