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
251	(Toltecs)	Full Year Range of Toltecs is assumed. [900, 1199]	unknown	None
252	(Inca Empire)	Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed. [1375, 1532]	present	None
253	(Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed. [-5500, -4000]	absent	None
254	(Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic is assumed. [-4000, -3200]	absent	None
255	(Umayyad Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed. [661, 750]	present	None
256	(Rattanakosin)	Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed. [1782, 1873]	absent	None
257	(Byzantine Empire II)	Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire II is assumed. [867, 1072]	present	None
258	(Byzantine Empire III)	Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire III is assumed. [1073, 1204]	present	None
259	(Ottoman Empire I)	Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire I is assumed. [1402, 1517]	present	None
260	(Sogdiana - City-States Period)	Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed. [604, 711]	absent	None

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