Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Token

Talking about forms of money, tokens, unlike articles, are used only for exchange, and unlike coins, are not manufactured (example: cowries)   (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
token The absence or presence of token for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Token Description   Edit
261
(Golden Horde)
Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
unknown
None
262
(Saffarid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
unknown
None
263
(Kingdom of Cayor)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Cayor is assumed.
[1549, 1864]
present
None
264
(Kingdom of Saloum)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Saloum is assumed.
[1490, 1863]
present
None
265
(Kingdom of Baol)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Baol is assumed.
[1550, 1890]
present
None
266
(Kingdom of Sine)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Sine is assumed.
[1350, 1887]
present
None
267
(Kingdom of Waalo)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Waalo is assumed.
[1287, 1855]
present
None
268
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
absent
None
269
(Jolof Empire)
Full Year Range of Jolof Empire is assumed.
[1360, 1549]
present
None
270
(Imamate of Futa Toro)
Full Year Range of Imamate of Futa Toro is assumed.
[1776, 1860]
present
None
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