Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Hierarchical Complexity

Religious Level

Talking about hierarchical complexity, religious levels records the religious levels of a polity. same principle as with administrative levels. start with the head of the official cult (if present) coded as: level 1, and work down to the local priest. (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
religious_level_from	The lower range of religious level for a polity.
religious_level_to	The upper range of religious level for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Religious Level from	Religious Level to	Description	Edit
1	(Kansai - Kofun Period)	250 CE 537 CE	1	1	None
2	(Rouran Khaganate)	300 CE 499 CE	1	1	None
3	(Rouran Khaganate)	500 CE 551 CE	2	2	None
4	(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)	900 CE 1000 CE	2	2	None
5	(Icelandic Commonwealth)	930 CE 1055 CE	1	1	None
6	(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)	1000 CE 1049 CE	3	3	None
7	(Icelandic Commonwealth)	1056 CE 1262 CE	2	2	None
8	(Late Mongols)	1368 CE 1576 CE	1	1	None
9	(Late Mongols)	1576 CE 1690 CE	3	4	None
10	(Spanish Empire II)	1716 CE 1814 CE	9	9	None

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