Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Calendar

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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
calendar The absence or presence of calendar for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Calendar Description   Edit
211
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
212
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
present
None
213
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
present
None
214
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
present
None
215
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
216
(Neguanje)
Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed.
[250, 1050]
absent
None
217
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
absent
None
218
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
219
(Satavahana Empire)
Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed.
[-100, 203]
present
None
220
(Late Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed.
[-60, 100]
unknown
None
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