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
181
(Cahokia - Late Woodland III)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland III is assumed.
[600, 750]
absent
None
182
(Cahokia - Late Woodland I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland I is assumed.
[300, 450]
absent
None
183
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
absent
None
184
(Chagatai Khanate)
Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed.
[1263, 1402]
unknown
None
185
(Early Illinois Confederation)
Full Year Range of Early Illinois Confederation is assumed.
[1640, 1717]
unknown
None
186
(Ancient Khwarazm)
Full Year Range of Ancient Khwarazm is assumed.
[-1000, -521]
unknown
None
187
(Koktepe I)
Full Year Range of Koktepe I is assumed.
[-1400, -1000]
unknown
None
188
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
unknown
None
189
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed.
[1714, 1848]
absent
None
190
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
absent
None
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