Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Sacred Text

Talking about kinds of written documents, sacred texts originate from supernatural agents (deities), or are directly inspired by them. (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
sacred_text	The absence or presence of sacred text for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Sacred Text	Description	Edit
141	(Western Turk Khaganate)	Full Year Range of Western Turk Khaganate is assumed. [582, 630]	present	None
142	(Late Angkor)	Full Year Range of Late Angkor is assumed. [1220, 1432]	present	None
143	(Andronovo)	Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed. [-1800, -1200]	absent	None
144	(Bamana kingdom)	Full Year Range of Bamana kingdom is assumed. [1712, 1861]	present	None
145	(Mali Empire)	Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed. [1230, 1410]	present	None
146	(Segou Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Segou Kingdom is assumed. [1650, 1712]	absent	None
147	(Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty is assumed. [1493, 1591]	present	None
148	(Late Mongols)	Full Year Range of Late Mongols is assumed. [1368, 1690]	present	None
149	(Zungharian Empire)	Full Year Range of Zungharian Empire is assumed. [1670, 1757]	present	None
150	(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed. [-1720, -1567]	present	None

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