Section: General Variables
Subsection: General

Polity Religious Tradition

The details of religious traditions.  
Contributors: Jenny, Majid, Peter

Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition
religious_tradition The details of religious traditions.

# Polity   Year(s)   Religious Tradition   Confidence     Disputed?     Expert?   Edit
1
Kanem
800 CE 1080 CE
UNKNOWN
Suspected No Edit
2
Kanem
1081 CE 1379 CE
Islam
Confident No Edit
3
Hausa bakwai
1350 CE 1808 CE
Islam
Confident No Edit
4
Kingdom of Jimma
1790 CE 1829 CE
Ethiopian Religions
Confident No Edit
5
Kingdom of Jimma
1830 CE 1932 CE
Islam
Confident No Edit
6
Kassite Babylonia
* Year Range of Kassite Babylonia is assumed.
[-1595, -1150]
Mesopotamian Religions
Confident No Edit
7
Bazi Dynasty
* Year Range of Bazi Dynasty is assumed.
[-1005, -986]
Mesopotamian Religions
Confident No Edit
8
Dynasty of E
* Year Range of Dynasty of E is assumed.
[-979, -732]
Akkadian
Confident No Edit
9
Second Dynasty of Isin
* Year Range of Second Dynasty of Isin is assumed.
[-1153, -1027]
Mesopotamian Religions
Confident No Edit
10
Isin-Larsa
* Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed.
[-2004, -1763]
Mesopotamian Religions
Confident No Edit
11
Neo-Babylonian Empire
* Year Range of Neo-Babylonian Empire is assumed.
[-626, -539]
Mesopotamian Religions
Confident No Edit
12
Monte Alban III
* Year Range of Monte Alban III is assumed.
[200, 500]
Monte Albán Religion
Confident No Edit
13
Monte Alban IIIB and IV
* Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed.
[500, 900]
Monte Albán Religion
Confident No Edit
14
Cuzco - Early Intermediate I
* Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate I is assumed.
[200, 499]
suspected unknown
Confident No Edit
15
Cuzco - Early Intermediate II
* Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed.
[500, 649]
suspected unknown
Confident No Edit
16
Cuzco - Late Intermediate I
* Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate I is assumed.
[1000, 1250]
suspected unknown
Confident No Edit
17
Cuzco - Late Intermediate II
* Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate II is assumed.
[1250, 1400]
suspected unknown
Confident No Edit
18
Cuzco - Late Formative
* Year Range of Cuzco - Late Formative is assumed.
[-500, 200]
suspected unknown
Confident No Edit
19
Inca Empire
* Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed.
[1375, 1532]
Inca Religion
Confident No Edit
20
Wari Empire
* Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed.
[650, 999]
suspected unknown
Confident No Edit
21
Himyar I
* Year Range of Himyar I is assumed.
[270, 340]
South Arabian Religions
Confident No Edit
22
Himyar II
* Year Range of Himyar II is assumed.
[378, 525]
Judaism
Confident No Edit
23
Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty
* Year Range of Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty is assumed.
[1637, 1805]
Sunni Islam
Confident No Edit
24
Qatabanian Commonwealth
* Year Range of Qatabanian Commonwealth is assumed.
[-450, -111]
South Arabian Religions
Confident No Edit
25
Sabaean Commonwealth
* Year Range of Sabaean Commonwealth is assumed.
[-800, -451]
South Arabian Religions
Confident No Edit
26
Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan
* Year Range of Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan is assumed.
[-110, 149]
South Arabian Religions
Confident No Edit
27
Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty
* Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed.
[1454, 1517]
Islam
Confident No Edit
28
Early Modern Sierra Leone
* Year Range of Early Modern Sierra Leone is assumed.
[1650, 1896]
Sierra Leone Religion
Confident No Edit
29
Kaabu
* Year Range of Kaabu is assumed.
[1500, 1867]
Mande Religions
Confident No Edit
30
Futa Jallon
* Year Range of Futa Jallon is assumed.
[1725, 1896]
Islam
Confident No Edit
31
West Burkina Faso Red II and III
* Year Range of West Burkina Faso Red II and III is assumed.
[1100, 1400]
Voltaic Religions
Confident No Edit
32
West Burkina Faso Red IV
* Year Range of West Burkina Faso Red IV is assumed.
[1401, 1500]
Voltaic Religions
Confident No Edit
33
Dambadaneiya
* Year Range of Dambadaneiya is assumed.
[1232, 1293]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
34
Anurādhapura IV
* Year Range of Anurādhapura IV is assumed.
[614, 1017]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
35
Anurādhapura IV
* Year Range of Anurādhapura IV is assumed.
[614, 1017]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
36
Polonnaruwa
* Year Range of Polonnaruwa is assumed.
[1070, 1255]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
37
Polonnaruwa
* Year Range of Polonnaruwa is assumed.
[1070, 1255]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
38
Napoleonic France
* Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
39
West Burkina Faso Red I
* Year Range of West Burkina Faso Red I is assumed.
[701, 1100]
Voltaic Religions
Confident No Edit
40
Shoa Sultanate
* Year Range of Shoa Sultanate is assumed.
[1108, 1285]
Islam
Confident No Edit
41
Plantagenet England
* Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
42
Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty
* Year Range of Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty is assumed.
[1310, 1526]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
43
Lombard Kingdom
* Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
44
Lombard Kingdom
* Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
45
Mossi
* Year Range of Mossi is assumed.
[1100, 1897]
Mossi Religion
Confident No Edit
46
West Burkina Faso Yellow II
* Year Range of West Burkina Faso Yellow II is assumed.
[501, 700]
Voltaic Religions
Confident No Edit
47
Great Zimbabwe
* Year Range of Great Zimbabwe is assumed.
[1270, 1550]
Mwari Religion
Confident No Edit
48
Pandya Empire
* Year Range of Pandya Empire is assumed.
[1250, 1323]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
49
Pandya Empire
* Year Range of Pandya Empire is assumed.
[1250, 1323]
Jainism
Confident No Edit
50
Anurādhapura III
* Year Range of Anurādhapura III is assumed.
[428, 614]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
51
Anurādhapura III
* Year Range of Anurādhapura III is assumed.
[428, 614]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
52
Dutch Empire
* Year Range of Dutch Empire is assumed.
[1648, 1795]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
53
Nkore
* Year Range of Nkore is assumed.
[1450, 1749]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
54
Ndorwa
* Year Range of Ndorwa is assumed.
[1700, 1800]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
55
Anurādhapura I
* Year Range of Anurādhapura I is assumed.
[-300, 70]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
56
Jaffna
* Year Range of Jaffna is assumed.
[1310, 1591]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
57
Jaffna
* Year Range of Jaffna is assumed.
[1310, 1591]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
58
Anurādhapura II
* Year Range of Anurādhapura II is assumed.
[70, 428]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
59
Adal Sultanate
* Year Range of Adal Sultanate is assumed.
[1375, 1543]
Islam
Confident No Edit
60
Tunni Sultanate
* Year Range of Tunni Sultanate is assumed.
[800, 1200]
Islam
Confident No Edit
61
Ajuran Sultanate
* Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed.
[1250, 1700]
Islam
Confident No Edit
62
Habr Yunis
* Year Range of Habr Yunis is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
Islam
Confident No Edit
63
Kingdom of Gomma
* Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed.
[1780, 1886]
Islam
Confident No Edit
64
Sultanate of Geledi
* Year Range of Sultanate of Geledi is assumed.
[1750, 1911]
Islam
Confident No Edit
65
Harla Kingdom
* Year Range of Harla Kingdom is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
Islam
Confident No Edit
66
Harla Kingdom
* Year Range of Harla Kingdom is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
Ethiopian Religions
Confident No Edit
67
Hadiya Sultanate
* Year Range of Hadiya Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1680]
Islam
Confident No Edit
68
Hadiya Sultanate
* Year Range of Hadiya Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1680]
Ethiopian Religion
Confident No Edit
69
Ifat Sultanate
* Year Range of Ifat Sultanate is assumed.
[1280, 1375]
Islam
Confident No Edit
70
Medri Bahri
* Year Range of Medri Bahri is assumed.
[1310, 1889]
Eritrean Orthodox Christianity
Confident No Edit
71
Majeerteen Sultanate
* Year Range of Majeerteen Sultanate is assumed.
[1750, 1926]
Islam
Confident No Edit
72
Funj Sultanate
* Year Range of Funj Sultanate is assumed.
[1504, 1820]
Islam
Confident No Edit
73
Burundi
* Year Range of Burundi is assumed.
[1680, 1903]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
74
Us Reconstruction-Progressive
* Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
75
Us Reconstruction-Progressive
* Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
76
Us Reconstruction-Progressive
* Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
Judaism
Confident No Edit
77
Antebellum US
* Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed.
[1776, 1865]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
78
Kingdom of Kaffa
* Year Range of Kingdom of Kaffa is assumed.
[1390, 1897]
Ethiopian Religion
Confident No Edit
79
Kingdom of Gumma
* Year Range of Kingdom of Gumma is assumed.
[1800, 1897]
Islam
Confident No Edit
80
Emirate of Harar
* Year Range of Emirate of Harar is assumed.
[1650, 1875]
Islam
Confident No Edit
81
Early Sultanate of Aussa
* Year Range of Early Sultanate of Aussa is assumed.
[1734, 1895]
Islam
Confident No Edit
82
Isaaq Sultanate
* Year Range of Isaaq Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
Islam
Confident No Edit
83
Classical Ife
* Year Range of Classical Ife is assumed.
[1000, 1400]
Yoruba Religions
Confident No Edit
84
Allada
* Year Range of Allada is assumed.
[1100, 1724]
Vodun
Confident No Edit
85
Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́
* Year Range of Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ is assumed.
[1601, 1835]
Yoruba Religions (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe)
Confident No Edit
86
Whydah
* Year Range of Whydah is assumed.
[1671, 1727]
Vodun
Confident No Edit
87
Oyo
* Year Range of Oyo is assumed.
[1300, 1535]
UNKNOWN
Suspected No Edit
88
Antebellum US
* Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed.
[1776, 1865]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
89
Antebellum US
* Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed.
[1776, 1865]
Judaism
Confident No Edit
90
Tudor and Early Stuart England
* Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed.
[1486, 1689]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
91
Proto-Yoruboid
* Year Range of Proto-Yoruboid is assumed.
[-300, 300]
Early Niger-Congo Religions
Confident No Edit
92
Sokoto Caliphate
* Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed.
[1804, 1904]
Islam
Confident No Edit
93
Igala
* Year Range of Igala is assumed.
[1600, 1900]
ancestor worship
Confident No Edit
94
Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì
* Year Range of Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì is assumed.
[1043, 1911]
Ikenga
Confident No Edit
95
Kanem-Borno
* Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed.
[1380, 1893]
Islam
Confident No Edit
96
Foys
* Year Range of Foys is assumed.
[1600, 1892]
Vodun
Confident No Edit
97
Benin Empire
* Year Range of Benin Empire is assumed.
[1140, 1897]
Bini religion
Confident No Edit
98
Kingdom of Cayor
* Year Range of Kingdom of Cayor is assumed.
[1549, 1864]
Islam
Confident No Edit
99
Kingdom of Cayor
* Year Range of Kingdom of Cayor is assumed.
[1549, 1864]
Senegalese Religion
Confident No Edit
100
Mubari
* Year Range of Mubari is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
101
Tudor and Early Stuart England
* Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed.
[1486, 1689]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
102
Anglo-Saxon England II
* Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England II is assumed.
[927, 1065]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
103
Kingdom of Saloum
* Year Range of Kingdom of Saloum is assumed.
[1490, 1863]
Sereer Religion
Confident No Edit
104
Kingdom of Baol
* Year Range of Kingdom of Baol is assumed.
[1550, 1890]
Wolof Religion
Confident No Edit
105
Kingdom of Sine
* Year Range of Kingdom of Sine is assumed.
[1350, 1887]
Sereer Religions
Confident No Edit
106
Kingdom of Sine
* Year Range of Kingdom of Sine is assumed.
[1350, 1887]
Islam
Confident No Edit
107
Kingdom of Waalo
* Year Range of Kingdom of Waalo is assumed.
[1287, 1855]
Senegalese Religion
Confident No Edit
108
Gisaka
* Year Range of Gisaka is assumed.
[1700, 1867]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
109
Bugesera
* Year Range of Bugesera is assumed.
[1700, 1799]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
110
Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II
* Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II is assumed.
[1649, 1918]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
111
Khwarezmid Empire
* Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed.
[1157, 1231]
Islam
Confident No Edit
112
Kingdom of Waalo
* Year Range of Kingdom of Waalo is assumed.
[1287, 1855]
Islam
Confident No Edit
113
Jolof Empire
* Year Range of Jolof Empire is assumed.
[1360, 1549]
Wolof Religion
Confident No Edit
114
Imamate of Futa Toro
* Year Range of Imamate of Futa Toro is assumed.
[1776, 1860]
Islam
Confident No Edit
115
Denyanke Kingdom
* Year Range of Denyanke Kingdom is assumed.
[1490, 1776]
Fulani Religion
Confident No Edit
116
Denyanke Kingdom
* Year Range of Denyanke Kingdom is assumed.
[1490, 1776]
Islam
Confident No Edit
117
Kingdom of Jolof
* Year Range of Kingdom of Jolof is assumed.
[1549, 1865]
Wolof Religion
Confident No Edit
118
Buganda
* Year Range of Buganda is assumed.
[1700, 1894]
Ugandan Religions
Confident No Edit
119
Toro
* Year Range of Toro is assumed.
[1830, 1896]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
120
Buganda
* Year Range of Buganda is assumed.
[1450, 1699]
Ugandan Religions
Confident No Edit
121
Kingdom of Niynginya
* Year Range of Kingdom of Niynginya is assumed.
[1650, 1897]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
122
Nkore
* Year Range of Nkore is assumed.
[1750, 1901]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
123
Buhaya
* Year Range of Buhaya is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
Cwezi-Kubandwa Religion
Confident No Edit
124
Pandya Dynasty
* Year Range of Pandya Dynasty is assumed.
[590, 915]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
125
Early Cholas
* Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
126
Early Cholas
* Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
127
Early Cholas
* Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
Jainism
Confident No Edit
128
Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom
* Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed.
[1675, 1799]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
129
Early Pandyas
* Year Range of Early Pandyas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
130
Alaouite Dynasty I
* Year Range of Alaouite Dynasty I is assumed.
[1631, 1727]
Islam
Confident No Edit
131
Alaouite Dynasty I
* Year Range of Alaouite Dynasty I is assumed.
[1631, 1727]
Judaism
Confident No Edit
132
Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I
* Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed.
[1454, 1648]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
133
Early Pandyas
* Year Range of Early Pandyas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
134
Early Pandyas
* Year Range of Early Pandyas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
Jainism
Confident No Edit
135
Carnatic Sultanate
* Year Range of Carnatic Sultanate is assumed.
[1710, 1801]
Islam
Confident No Edit
136
Carnatic Sultanate
* Year Range of Carnatic Sultanate is assumed.
[1710, 1801]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
137
Late Pallava Empire
* Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed.
[300, 890]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
138
Armenian Kingdom
* Year Range of Armenian Kingdom is assumed.
[-188, 6]
Ancient Anatolian Religion
Confident No Edit
139
Oirats
* Year Range of Oirats is assumed.
[1368, 1630]
Shamanism
Confident No Edit
140
Oirats
* Year Range of Oirats is assumed.
[1368, 1630]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
141
Golden Horde
* Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
Shamanism
Confident No Edit
142
Golden Horde
* Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
Islam
Confident No Edit
143
Late Pallava Empire
* Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed.
[300, 890]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
144
Late Pallava Empire
* Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed.
[300, 890]
Jainism
Confident No Edit
145
Kalabhra Dynasty
* Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed.
[200, 600]
Buddhism
Confident No Edit
146
Kalabhra Dynasty
* Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed.
[200, 600]
Jainism
Confident No Edit
147
Saffarid Caliphate
* Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
Islam
Confident No Edit
148
British Empire I
* Year Range of British Empire I is assumed.
[1690, 1849]
Protestant
Confident No Edit
149
Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period
* Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1820, 1898]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
150
Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period
* Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1820, 1898]
Polynesian Religion
Confident No Edit
151
Anglo-Saxon England I
* Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England I is assumed.
[410, 926]
Anglo-Saxon Paganism
Confident No Edit
152
Anglo-Saxon England I
* Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England I is assumed.
[410, 926]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
153
Kalabhra Dynasty
* Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed.
[200, 600]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
154
Nayaks of Thanjavur
* Year Range of Nayaks of Thanjavur is assumed.
[1532, 1676]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
155
Nayaks of Madurai
* Year Range of Nayaks of Madurai is assumed.
[1529, 1736]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
156
Aro
* Year Range of Aro is assumed.
[1690, 1902]
Odinala
Confident No Edit
157
Kingdom of the Huns
* Year Range of Kingdom of the Huns is assumed.
[376, 469]
Shamanism
Confident No Edit
158
Early United Mexican States
* Year Range of Early United Mexican States is assumed.
[1810, 1920]
Catholicism
Confident No Edit
159
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
* Year Range of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy is assumed.
[1867, 1918]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
160
British Empire IIIIIIIIII
* Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
Protestant
Confident No Edit
161
British Empire IIIIIIIIII
* Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
Hinduism
Confident No Edit
162
Qasimid Dynasty XXXXXXX
* Year Range of Qasimid Dynasty XXXXXXX is assumed.
[1637, 1805]
Islam
Confident No Edit
163
Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì
* Year Range of Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì is assumed.
[1043, 1911]
Igbo Religion
Confident No Edit
164
Soviet Union
* Year Range of Soviet Union is assumed.
[1918, 1991]
State Atheism
Confident No Edit
165
Hohokam Culture
* Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
unknown
Suspected No Edit
166
Spanish Empire I
* Year Range of Spanish Empire I is assumed.
[1516, 1715]
Christianity
Confident No Edit
167
Axum I
* Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
South Arabian Religions
Confident No Edit
168
British Empire II
* Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
Christianity
Confident No Edit