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
221	(Vakataka Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Vakataka Kingdom is assumed. [255, 550]	present	None
222	(Vijayanagara Empire)	Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed. [1336, 1646]	present	None
223	(Abbasid Caliphate I)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate I is assumed. [750, 946]	present	None
224	(Abbasid Caliphate II)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed. [1191, 1258]	present	None
225	(Akkadian Empire)	Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed. [-2270, -2083]	present	None
226	(Amorite Babylonia)	Full Year Range of Amorite Babylonia is assumed. [-2000, -1600]	present	None
227	(Isin-Larsa)	Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed. [-2004, -1763]	present	None
228	(Ur - Dynasty III)	Full Year Range of Ur - Dynasty III is assumed. [-2112, -2004]	present	None
229	(Early Roman Republic)	Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed. [-509, -264]	present	None
230	(Achaemenid Empire)	Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed. [-550, -331]	present	None

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