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
301
(Khanate of Bukhara)
Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed.
[1599, 1747]
absent
None
302
(Mubari)
Full Year Range of Mubari is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
absent
None
303
(Gisaka)
Full Year Range of Gisaka is assumed.
[1700, 1867]
absent
None
304
(Fipa)
Full Year Range of Fipa is assumed.
[1600, 1890]
absent
None
305
(Bugesera)
Full Year Range of Bugesera is assumed.
[1700, 1799]
absent
None
306
(Buhaya)
Full Year Range of Buhaya is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
absent
None
307
(Kaabu)
Full Year Range of Kaabu is assumed.
[1500, 1867]
unknown
None
308
(Oyo)
Full Year Range of Oyo is assumed.
[1300, 1535]
unknown
None
309
(Greco-Bactrian Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom is assumed.
[-256, -125]
absent
None
310
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
absent
None
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