Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Writing Systems

Script

Talking about writing systems, script is as indicated at least by fragmentary inscriptions (note that if written records are present, then so is script)   (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
script The absence or presence of script for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Script Description   Edit
1
(Xianbei Confederation)
100 CE 229 CE
absent
None
2
(Xianbei Confederation)
230 CE 250 CE
present
None
3
(Rouran Khaganate)
300 CE 499 CE
absent
None
4
(Hephthalites)
408 CE 487 CE
absent
None
5
(Hephthalites)
488 CE 561 CE
present
None
6
(Rouran Khaganate)
500 CE 555 CE
present
None
7
(Kingdom of Kaffa)
1390 CE 1499 CE
unknown
None
8
(Kingdom of Kaffa)
1500 CE 1897 CE
present
None
9
(Funj Sultanate)
1504 CE 1699 CE
present
None
10
(Kaabu)
1550 CE 1699 CE
unknown
None
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