Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Practical Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, practical literature refers to texts written with the aim of providing guidance on a certain topic, for example manuals on agriculture, warfare, or cooking. letters do not count as practical literature. (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
practical_literature	The absence or presence of practical literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Practical Literature	Description	Edit
331	(Roman Empire - Dominate)	Full Year Range of Roman Empire - Dominate is assumed. [285, 394]	present	None
332	(Khanate of Bukhara)	Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed. [1599, 1747]	present	None
333	(Ancient Khwarazm)	Full Year Range of Ancient Khwarazm is assumed. [-1000, -521]	absent	None
334	(Koktepe II)	Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed. [-750, -550]	absent	None
335	(Sogdiana - City-States Period)	Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed. [604, 711]	present	None
336	(Timurid Empire)	Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed. [1370, 1526]	present	None
337	(Himyar II)	Full Year Range of Himyar II is assumed. [378, 525]	present	None
338	(Qatabanian Commonwealth)	Full Year Range of Qatabanian Commonwealth is assumed. [-450, -111]	absent	None
339	(Sabaean Commonwealth)	Full Year Range of Sabaean Commonwealth is assumed. [-800, -451]	absent	None
340	(Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan is assumed. [-110, 149]	absent	None

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