Seshat: Global History Databank

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Objects

47

Seshat Regions

West Africa (Africa)

Southern Europe (Europe)

East Africa (Africa)

Central Europe (Europe)

Anatolia-Caucasus (Southwest Asia)

Western Europe (Europe)

Iran (Southwest Asia)

North China (East Asia)

and 39 more ... in 10 Macro Regions.

862

Polities

Gisaka (in: East Africa) 1700 CE 1867 CE

Kingdom of Lunda (in: Central Africa) 1600 CE 1895 CE

Carnatic Sultanate (in: Southern India) 1710 CE 1801 CE

Late Qing (in: North China) 1796 CE 1912 CE

Antebellum US (in: East Coast) 1776 CE 1865 CE

Early Nyoro (in: Central Africa) 900 CE 1449 CE

Tairona (in: Caribbean) 1050 CE 1524 CE

Maravi Empire (in: Southern Africa) 1622 CE 1870 CE

and 854 more ... in 47 Seshat Regions.

Seshat

General Variables
26 variables 8888 records

Alternative Name (Identity and Location)

Polity Peak Years (Temporal Bounds)

Polity Capital (Identity and Location)

Polity Language (Language)

Polity Religion (Religion)

Degree of Centralization (Temporal Bounds)

Succeeding Entity (Supra-cultural relations)

Relationship to Preceding Entity (Supra-cultural relations)

and 18 more ... for 542 Polities

Social Complexity Variables
77 variables 26068 records

Polity Territory (Social Scale)

Polity Population (Social Scale)

Settlement Hierarchy (Hierarchical Complexity)

Irrigation System (Specialized Buildings: polity owned)

Merit Promotion (Bureaucracy Characteristics)

Formal Legal Code (Law)

Road (Transport Infrastructure)

Postal Station (Information / Postal System)

and 69 more ... for 619 Polities

Warfare Variables
49 variables 17536 records

Bronze (Military use of Metals)

Javelin (Projectiles)

Battle Axe (Handheld Weapons)

Sword (Handheld Weapons)

Horse (Animals used in warfare)

Small Vessels (canoes, etc) (Naval technology)

Shield (Armor)

Wooden Palisade (Fortifications)

and 41 more ... for 376 Polities

Human Sacrifice
357 records

Rattanakosin: Present 1782 CE 1873 CE

Elam II: Absent 743 BCE 647 BCE

Warring States Japan: Absent 1467 CE 1567 CE

Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic: Unknown 4000 BCE 3201 BCE

Hawaii II: Absent 1200 CE 1349 CE

Neguanje: Absent 250 CE 1049 CE

Early Angkor: Absent 802 CE 1100 CE

Papal States - Early Modern Period II: Absent 1648 CE 1800 CE

and 349 more ... coded for 323 Polities

CrisisDB

Power Transitions
Overturn / Intra-Elite / Military Revolt / Popular Uprising / Separatist Rebellion / External Invasion / External Interference / Predecessor Assassination 
1826 CE (Ethiopia Kingdom III)
Baeda Maryam III Gigar
Overturn Intra-Elite
1833 CE 1835 CE (Imamate of Futa Toro)
Biran Yusuf
1404 CE (Late Angkor)
Samtac Pra Phaya Samtac Pra Phaya, Phing-ya
1501 CE (Akan - Pre-Ashanti)
None None
376 CE 415 CE (Gupta Empire)
Samudra-Gupta Chandra-Gupta II
931 CE 936 CE (Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
John XI Leo VII
Intra-Elite
1644 CE 1661 CE (Early Qing)
Shunzhi Emperor (Shun Chih, Shih Tsu) Kangxi Emperor (K’ang Hsi, Sheng Tsu, Xuanye)
1456 CE 1461 CE (Kanem-Borno)
Ghaji Uthman IV

and 3439 more ... coded for 264 Polities

Crisis Consequences
Population Decline / Population Collapse / Elite Downward Mobility / Elite Extermination / Uprising / Revolution / Successful Revolution / Civil War / Lasted > a Century / Capital Loss / External Conquest / Ruler Assassination / Ruler Depose / Constitution Change / Labor Change / Unfree Labor Change / Suffrage / Public Goods Change / Religion Change 
74 BCE 63 BCE (Hellenistic Crete)
Mithridatic Wars
External Conquest
1331 CE 1333 CE (Kamakura Shogunate)
Genkō Civil War, fall of Kamakura
Elite Downward Mobility Elite Extermination Uprising Ruler Depose
1337 CE 1453 CE (French Kingdom - Early Valois)
Hundred Years' War
Population Decline Population Collapse Epidemic Elite Downward Mobility Elite Extermination Uprising Civil War Lasted > a Century Fragmentation Capital Loss External Conquest Ruler Depose Constitution Change
1910 CE 1920 CE (Early United Mexican States)
Mexican Revolution
Uprising Revolution Successful Revolution Civil War Ruler Assassination Ruler Depose Constitution Change
455 CE 476 CE (Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Collapse of Western Empire
Elite Downward Mobility Fragmentation External Conquest Ruler Assassination Ruler Depose Constitution Change
1850 CE 1864 CE (Late Qing)
Taiping Rebellion
Population Decline Uprising Revolution Civil War External Conquest Ruler Depose
570 BCE 525 BCE (Egypt - Saite Period)
Fall of Twenty-sixth Dynasty
Uprising External Conquest Ruler Assassination Ruler Depose
604 CE 618 CE (Sui Dynasty)
Rebellions and Revolts
Uprising Civil War Ruler Assassination

and 161 more ... coded for 153 Polities

🇺🇸 US Political Violence Database
Date / Violence Type / Violence Subtype(s) / Location(s) / Fatalities / Narrative / Source(s)

Jan. 1, 1906 Lynching (race) in North Carolina (NC), Salisbury, Rowan: 3 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

June 1, 2020 Riot in Kentucky (KY), Louisville: 1 was killed.   CNN: The Cable News Network

April 1, 1871 Lynching (race) in Georgia (GA), Washington: 1 was killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

Jan. 1, 1787 Riot (political) in Massachusetts (MA), South Hadley: 2 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

Jan. 1, 1901 Assassination (political) in New York (NY), Buffalo: 1 was killed. -

Aug. 1, 1870 Riot (labor) in New York (NY), Peekskill: 1 was killed.   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant

Feb. 1, 2008 Terrorism (education) in Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge: 3 were killed.   The New York Times

Dec. 1, 1917 Riot in Connecticut (CT), Bridgeport: 2 were killed.   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant

and 1941 more ...