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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
examination_system	The absence or presence of examination system for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Examination System	Description	Edit
201	(Heian)	Full Year Range of Heian is assumed. [794, 1185]	present	None
202	(Kansai - Yayoi Period)	Full Year Range of Kansai - Yayoi Period is assumed. [-300, 250]	absent	None
203	(Early Angkor)	Full Year Range of Early Angkor is assumed. [802, 1100]	absent	None
204	(Jin)	Full Year Range of Jin is assumed. [-780, -404]	absent	None
205	(Longshan)	Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed. [-3000, -1900]	absent	None
206	(Jin Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed. [1115, 1234]	present	None
207	(Great Ming)	Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed. [1368, 1644]	present	None
208	(Northern Song)	Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed. [960, 1127]	present	None
209	(Late Qing)	Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed. [1796, 1912]	present	None
210	(Late Shang)	Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed. [-1250, -1045]	absent	None

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