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
351	(Kanem-Borno)	Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed. [1380, 1893]	present	None
352	(Buganda)	Full Year Range of Buganda is assumed. [1450, 1699]	absent	None
353	(Karagwe)	Full Year Range of Karagwe is assumed. [1500, 1916]	absent	None
354	(Kingdom of Nyinginya)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed. [1650, 1897]	absent	None
355	(Nkore)	Full Year Range of Nkore is assumed. [1450, 1749]	absent	None
356	(Ndorwa)	Full Year Range of Ndorwa is assumed. [1700, 1800]	absent	None
357	(Burundi)	Full Year Range of Burundi is assumed. [1680, 1903]	absent	None
358	(Early United Mexican States)	Full Year Range of Early United Mexican States is assumed. [1810, 1920]	present	None
359	(Mubari)	Full Year Range of Mubari is assumed. [-10000, 2000]	absent	None
360	(Gisaka)	Full Year Range of Gisaka is assumed. [1700, 1867]	absent	None

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