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
71
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
present
None
72
(Carolingian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed.
[840, 987]
present
None
73
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
unknown
None
74
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
unknown
None
75
(Hephthalites)
Full Year Range of Hephthalites is assumed.
[408, 561]
present
None
76
(Hawaii III)
Full Year Range of Hawaii III is assumed.
[1580, 1778]
absent
None
77
(Chagatai Khanate)
Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed.
[1263, 1402]
present
None
78
(Canaan)
Full Year Range of Canaan is assumed.
[-2000, -1175]
unknown
None
79
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
unknown
None
80
(Ghur Principality)
Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed.
[1025, 1215]
unknown
None
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