Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Religious Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, religious literature differs from the sacred texts. for example, it may provide commentary on the sacred texts, or advice on how to live a virtuous life. (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_literature	The absence or presence of religious literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Religious Literature	Description	Edit
231	(Late A'chik)	Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed. [1867, 1956]	present	None
232	(Gupta Empire)	Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed. [320, 550]	present	None
233	(Kadamba Empire)	Full Year Range of Kadamba Empire is assumed. [345, 550]	present	None
234	(Kannauj - Varman Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kannauj - Varman Dynasty is assumed. [650, 780]	present	None
235	(Magadha)	Full Year Range of Magadha is assumed. [450, 605]	present	None
236	(Vakataka Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Vakataka Kingdom is assumed. [255, 550]	present	None
237	(Abbasid Caliphate I)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate I is assumed. [750, 946]	present	None
238	(Abbasid Caliphate II)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed. [1191, 1258]	present	None
239	(Amorite Babylonia)	Full Year Range of Amorite Babylonia is assumed. [-2000, -1600]	present	None
240	(Buyid Confederation)	Full Year Range of Buyid Confederation is assumed. [932, 1062]	present	None

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