Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Law

Court

Talking about law, courts are buildings specialized for legal proceedings only.   (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
court The absence or presence of court for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Court Description   Edit
201
(Ghur Principality)
Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed.
[1025, 1215]
present
None
202
(Kushan Empire)
Full Year Range of Kushan Empire is assumed.
[35, 319]
unknown
None
203
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
present
None
204
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
205
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
absent
None
206
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
absent
None
207
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
present
None
208
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
209
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
present
None
210
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
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