Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Law

Professional Lawyer

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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]
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Variable Definition
professional_lawyer The absence or presence of professional lawyer for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Professional Lawyer Description   Edit
41
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
unknown
None
42
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
unknown
None
43
(La Tene A-B1)
Full Year Range of La Tene A-B1 is assumed.
[-475, -325]
unknown
None
44
(La Tene B2-C1)
Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed.
[-325, -175]
unknown
None
45
(La Tene C2-D)
Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed.
[-175, -27]
unknown
None
46
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
47
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
absent
None
48
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
absent
None
49
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
absent
None
50
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
present
None
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