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
21
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
present
None
22
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed.
[1260, 1348]
absent
None
23
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II is assumed.
[1348, 1412]
absent
None
24
(Chuuk - Late Truk)
Full Year Range of Chuuk - Late Truk is assumed.
[1886, 1948]
present
None
25
(Early Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed.
[481, 543]
present
None
26
(French Kingdom - Late Valois)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Valois is assumed.
[1450, 1589]
present
None
27
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
28
(Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[1200, 1426]
absent
None
29
(Oneota)
Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed.
[1400, 1650]
absent
None
30
(Mughal Empire)
Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed.
[1526, 1858]
present
None
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