Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Merit Promotion

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, merit promotion is coded present if there are regular, institutionalized procedures for promotion based on performance. when exceptional individuals are promoted to the top ranks, in the absence of institutionalized procedures, we code it under institution and equity variables (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
merit_promotion	The absence or presence of merit promotion for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Merit Promotion	Description	Edit
121	(Later Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed. [1078, 1203]	unknown	None
122	(Xianbei Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed. [100, 250]	unknown	None
123	(Aztec Empire)	Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed. [1427, 1526]	present	None
124	(Hatti - Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Hatti - Old Kingdom is assumed. [-1650, -1500]	present	None
125	(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)	Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed. [-1180, -900]	unknown	None
126	(Ottoman Empire III)	Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire III is assumed. [1683, 1839]	present	None
127	(Susa I)	Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed. [-4300, -3800]	absent	None
128	(Abbasid Caliphate II)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed. [1191, 1258]	unknown	None
129	(Early Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed. [481, 543]	unknown	None
130	(Early Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Early Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-1200, -801]	unknown	None

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