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
251	(Kamakura Shogunate)	Full Year Range of Kamakura Shogunate is assumed. [1185, 1333]	absent	None
252	(Nara Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed. [710, 794]	present	None
253	(Tokugawa Shogunate)	Full Year Range of Tokugawa Shogunate is assumed. [1603, 1868]	present	None
254	(Kara-Khanids)	Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed. [950, 1212]	absent	None
255	(Classical Angkor)	Full Year Range of Classical Angkor is assumed. [1100, 1220]	absent	None
256	(Khmer Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed. [1432, 1594]	absent	None
257	(Khitan I)	Full Year Range of Khitan I is assumed. [907, 1125]	present	None
258	(Early Xiongnu)	Full Year Range of Early Xiongnu is assumed. [-1400, -300]	absent	None
259	(Zungharian Empire)	Full Year Range of Zungharian Empire is assumed. [1670, 1757]	absent	None
260	(Early Monte Alban I)	Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed. [-500, -300]	absent	None

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