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
121
(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-400, -101]
unknown
None
122
(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-2000, -1201]
unknown
None
123
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
unknown
None
124
(Phoenician Empire)
Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed.
[-1200, -332]
unknown
None
125
(Jenne-jeno I)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed.
[-250, 49]
unknown
None
126
(Jenne-jeno II)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno II is assumed.
[50, 399]
unknown
None
127
(Jenne-jeno III)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno III is assumed.
[400, 899]
unknown
None
128
(Jenne-jeno IV)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno IV is assumed.
[900, 1300]
unknown
None
129
(Mali Empire)
Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed.
[1230, 1410]
unknown
None
130
(Hawaii I)
Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed.
[1000, 1200]
absent
None
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