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
411	(Jolof Empire)	Full Year Range of Jolof Empire is assumed. [1360, 1549]	present	None
412	(Imamate of Futa Toro)	Full Year Range of Imamate of Futa Toro is assumed. [1776, 1860]	present	None
413	(Denyanke Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Denyanke Kingdom is assumed. [1490, 1776]	present	None
414	(Pandya Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Pandya Dynasty is assumed. [590, 915]	present	None
415	(Early Cholas)	Full Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed. [-300, 300]	present	None
416	(Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed. [1675, 1799]	present	None
417	(Early Pandyas)	Full Year Range of Early Pandyas is assumed. [-300, 300]	present	None
418	(Carnatic Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Carnatic Sultanate is assumed. [1710, 1801]	present	None
419	(Nayaks of Thanjavur)	Full Year Range of Nayaks of Thanjavur is assumed. [1532, 1676]	present	None
420	(Mane)	Full Year Range of Mane is assumed. [1550, 1650]	absent	None

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