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
211	(Ilkhanate)	Full Year Range of Ilkhanate is assumed. [1256, 1339]	absent	None
212	(Susiana B)	Full Year Range of Susiana B is assumed. [-5700, -5100]	absent	None
213	(Susiana - Late Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Late Ubaid is assumed. [-4700, -4300]	absent	None
214	(Susiana - Early Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed. [-5100, -4700]	absent	None
215	(Elam II)	Full Year Range of Elam II is assumed. [-743, -647]	absent	None
216	(Seljuk Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Seljuk Sultanate is assumed. [1037, 1157]	absent	None
217	(Latium - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Latium - Iron Age is assumed. [-1000, -580]	absent	None
218	(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)	Full Year Range of Rome - Republic of St Peter II is assumed. [904, 1198]	present	None
219	(Papal States - Renaissance Period)	Full Year Range of Papal States - Renaissance Period is assumed. [1378, 1527]	present	None
220	(Early Roman Republic)	Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed. [-509, -264]	absent	None

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