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
71	(Seleucids)	Full Year Range of Seleucids is assumed. [-312, -63]	unknown	None
72	(Medang Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Medang Kingdom is assumed. [732, 1019]	unknown	None
73	(Chalukyas of Kalyani)	Full Year Range of Chalukyas of Kalyani is assumed. [973, 1189]	present	None
74	(Hoysala Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed. [1108, 1346]	present	None
75	(Shuar - Ecuadorian)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed. [1831, 1931]	absent	None
76	(Mahajanapada era)	Full Year Range of Mahajanapada era is assumed. [-600, -324]	absent	None
77	(Magadha - Maurya Empire)	Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed. [-324, -187]	present	None
78	(Satavahana Empire)	Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed. [-100, 203]	present	None
79	(Vijayanagara Empire)	Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed. [1336, 1646]	present	None
80	(Buyid Confederation)	Full Year Range of Buyid Confederation is assumed. [932, 1062]	unknown	None

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