Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Examination System

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, the paradigmatic example of an examination system is the chinese imperial system.   (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
examination_system The absence or presence of examination system for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Examination System Description   Edit
101
(Japan - Incipient Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Incipient Jomon is assumed.
[-13600, -9200]
absent
None
102
(Ostrogothic Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Ostrogothic Kingdom is assumed.
[489, 554]
absent
None
103
(Papal States - High Medieval Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed.
[1198, 1309]
absent
None
104
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
absent
None
105
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
absent
None
106
(Papal States - Renaissance Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Renaissance Period is assumed.
[1378, 1527]
absent
None
107
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
Full Year Range of Exarchate of Ravenna is assumed.
[568, 751]
absent
None
108
(Japan - Early Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Early Jomon is assumed.
[-5300, -3500]
absent
None
109
(Japan - Late Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed.
[-2500, -1200]
absent
None
110
(Hawaii I)
Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed.
[1000, 1200]
absent
None
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