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
381	(Late Pallava Empire)	Full Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed. [300, 890]	present	None
382	(Kalabhra Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed. [200, 600]	present	None
383	(Nayaks of Madurai)	Full Year Range of Nayaks of Madurai is assumed. [1529, 1736]	present	None
384	(Sultanate of Geledi)	Full Year Range of Sultanate of Geledi is assumed. [1750, 1911]	present	None
385	(Kaabu)	Full Year Range of Kaabu is assumed. [1500, 1867]	present	None
386	(Kingdom of Jimma)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Jimma is assumed. [1790, 1932]	present	None
387	(Adal Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Adal Sultanate is assumed. [1375, 1543]	present	None
388	(Tunni Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Tunni Sultanate is assumed. [800, 1200]	present	None
389	(Ajuran Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed. [1250, 1700]	present	None
390	(Habr Yunis)	Full Year Range of Habr Yunis is assumed. [1300, 1886]	present	None

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