Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Professions

Professional Priesthood

Talking about professions, professional priesthood refers to full-time professional priesthood.   (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]
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Variable Definition
professional_priesthood The absence or presence of professional priesthood for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Professional Priesthood Description   Edit
31
(Rasulid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed.
[1229, 1453]
present
None
32
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
present
None
33
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
present
None
34
(Middle Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed.
[543, 687]
present
None
35
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
present
None
36
(Papal States - High Medieval Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed.
[1198, 1309]
present
None
37
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
38
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
present
None
39
(Papal States - Renaissance Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Renaissance Period is assumed.
[1378, 1527]
present
None
40
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
absent
None
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