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
321
(Golden Horde)
Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
present
None
322
(Napoleonic France)
Full Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present
None
323
(Lombard Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
unknown
None
324
(Khwarezmid Empire)
Full Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed.
[1157, 1231]
unknown
None
325
(Hohokam Culture)
Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
unknown
None
326
(Saffarid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
unknown
None
327
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
328
(Hawaii I)
Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed.
[1000, 1200]
absent
None
329
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
unknown
None
330
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
unknown
None
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