Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Non Phonetic Writing

Talking about writing systems, this refers to the kind of script (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
non_phonetic_writing	The absence or presence of non phonetic writing for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Non Phonetic Writing	Description	Edit
51	(Mataram Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Mataram Sultanate is assumed. [1568, 1703]	absent	None
52	(Medang Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Medang Kingdom is assumed. [732, 1019]	absent	None
53	(Kingdom of Ayodhya)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Ayodhya is assumed. [-64, 34]	absent	None
54	(Deccan - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Iron Age is assumed. [-1200, -300]	unknown	None
55	(Deccan - Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Neolithic is assumed. [-2700, -1200]	unknown	None
56	(Gahadavala Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Gahadavala Dynasty is assumed. [1085, 1193]	absent	None
57	(Western Jin)	Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed. [265, 317]	present	None
58	(Jin)	Full Year Range of Jin is assumed. [-780, -404]	present	None
59	(Great Ming)	Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed. [1368, 1644]	present	None
60	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed. [1260, 1348]	absent	None

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