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]
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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.

# Polity Year(s) Religious Level from Religious Level to Description   Edit
201
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1778, 1819]
2
2
None
202
(Fatimid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Fatimid Caliphate is assumed.
[909, 1171]
5
6
None
203
(Lysimachus Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lysimachus Kingdom is assumed.
[-323, -281]
2
2
None
204
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
2
2
None
205
(Khanate of Bukhara)
Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed.
[1599, 1747]
2
3
None
206
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
1
1
None
207
(Himyar II)
Full Year Range of Himyar II is assumed.
[378, 525]
3
3
None
208
(Durrani Empire)
Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed.
[1747, 1826]
1
2
None
209
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
3
3
None
210
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
1
1
None
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