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
141	(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed. [-6600, -6000]	absent	None
142	(Burundi)	Full Year Range of Burundi is assumed. [1680, 1903]	absent	None
143	(Bugesera)	Full Year Range of Bugesera is assumed. [1700, 1799]	absent	None
144	(Kaabu)	Full Year Range of Kaabu is assumed. [1500, 1867]	unknown	None
145	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed. [1412, 1517]	present	None
146	(Rum Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Rum Sultanate is assumed. [1077, 1307]	absent	None
147	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed. [1714, 1848]	absent	None
148	(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2350, -2150]	present	None
149	(Early Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Early Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-1200, -801]	unknown	None
150	(Susiana A)	Full Year Range of Susiana A is assumed. [-6000, -5700]	absent	None

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