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
311	(Western Jin)	Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed. [265, 317]	present	None
312	(Erligang)	Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed. [-1650, -1250]	absent	None
313	(Sui Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed. [581, 618]	present	None
314	(Western Han Empire)	Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed. [-202, 9]	present	None
315	(Chuuk - Early Truk)	Full Year Range of Chuuk - Early Truk is assumed. [1775, 1886]	absent	None
316	(French Kingdom - Early Valois)	Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Valois is assumed. [1328, 1450]	present	None
317	(Ashanti Empire)	Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed. [1701, 1895]	absent	None
318	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II is assumed. [1649, 1918]	present	None
319	(British Empire I)	Full Year Range of British Empire I is assumed. [1690, 1849]	present	None
320	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed. [1454, 1648]	present	None

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