Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Law

Formal Legal Code

Talking about law, formal legal code refers to legal code usually, but not always written down. if not written down, code it 'present' when a uniform legal system is established by oral transmission (e.g., officials are taught the rules, or the laws are announced in a public space). provide a short description (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
formal_legal_code	The absence or presence of formal legal code for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Formal Legal Code	Description	Edit
141	(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed. [750, 900]	absent	None
142	(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed. [-3200, -2500]	absent	None
143	(Deccan - Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Neolithic is assumed. [-2700, -1200]	unknown	None
144	(Cahokia - Late Woodland I)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland I is assumed. [300, 450]	absent	None
145	(Cahokia - Late Woodland III)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland III is assumed. [600, 750]	absent	None
146	(Egypt - Kushite Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Kushite Period is assumed. [-747, -656]	unknown	None
147	(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia)	Full Year Range of Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia is assumed. [-2000, -1700]	unknown	None
148	(Late Cappadocia)	Full Year Range of Late Cappadocia is assumed. [-322, -93]	absent	None
149	(East Roman Empire)	Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed. [395, 631]	present	None
150	(Deccan - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Iron Age is assumed. [-1200, -300]	unknown	None

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