Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Postal sytems

Courier

Full-time professional couriers.   (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
courier The absence or presence of courier for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Courier Description   Edit
261
(Latium - Iron Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Iron Age is assumed.
[-1000, -580]
unknown
None
262
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
263
(Early Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed.
[-509, -264]
present
None
264
(Late Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Late Roman Republic is assumed.
[-133, -31]
present
None
265
(Roman Empire - Principate)
Full Year Range of Roman Empire - Principate is assumed.
[-31, 284]
present
None
266
(Republic of Venice III)
Full Year Range of Republic of Venice III is assumed.
[1204, 1563]
present
None
267
(Asuka)
Full Year Range of Asuka is assumed.
[538, 710]
present
None
268
(Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama)
Full Year Range of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama is assumed.
[1568, 1603]
present
None
269
(Heian)
Full Year Range of Heian is assumed.
[794, 1185]
present
None
270
(Nara Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed.
[710, 794]
absent
None
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