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
71
(Ottoman Empire III)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire III is assumed.
[1683, 1839]
present
None
72
(Sogdiana - City-States Period)
Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed.
[604, 711]
present
None
73
(Himyar I)
Full Year Range of Himyar I is assumed.
[270, 340]
present
None
74
(Hellenistic Crete)
Full Year Range of Hellenistic Crete is assumed.
[-323, -69]
present
None
75
(Hawaii I)
Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed.
[1000, 1200]
absent
None
76
(Hawaii III)
Full Year Range of Hawaii III is assumed.
[1580, 1778]
absent
None
77
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-900, 0]
absent
None
78
(Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period is assumed.
[-1069, -747]
unknown
None
79
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
absent
None
80
(Prepalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
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