| 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 |
|---|---|
| Special Purpose Site | The absence or presence of "Special Purpose Site" for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Special Purpose Site | Confidence | Disputed? | Expert? | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sokoto Caliphate | * Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed. [1804, 1904] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 5 | Denyanke Kingdom | * Year Range of Denyanke Kingdom is assumed. [1490, 1776] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 6 | Middle and Late Nok | * Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed. [-900, 0] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 7 | West Burkina Faso Red II and III | * Year Range of West Burkina Faso Red II and III is assumed. [1100, 1400] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 9 | Early United Mexican States | * Year Range of Early United Mexican States is assumed. [1810, 1920] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 10 | Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase | * Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed. [1101, 1140] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 11 | Tudor and Early Stuart England | * Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed. [1486, 1689] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 12 | Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II | * Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II is assumed. [1649, 1918] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 15 | Kingdom of Jimma | * Year Range of Kingdom of Jimma is assumed. [1790, 1932] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 17 | Tunni Sultanate | * Year Range of Tunni Sultanate is assumed. [800, 1200] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 18 | Ajuran Sultanate | * Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed. [1250, 1700] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 20 | Kingdom of Gomma | * Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed. [1780, 1886] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 21 | Sultanate of Geledi | * Year Range of Sultanate of Geledi is assumed. [1750, 1911] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 24 | Majeerteen Sultanate | * Year Range of Majeerteen Sultanate is assumed. [1750, 1926] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 26 | Emirate of Harar | * Year Range of Emirate of Harar is assumed. [1650, 1875] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 27 | Early Sultanate of Aussa | * Year Range of Early Sultanate of Aussa is assumed. [1734, 1895] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 28 | Isaaq Sultanate | * Year Range of Isaaq Sultanate is assumed. [1300, 1886] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 32 | Kingdom of Saloum | * Year Range of Kingdom of Saloum is assumed. [1490, 1863] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 33 | Kingdom of Baol | * Year Range of Kingdom of Baol is assumed. [1550, 1890] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 34 | Kingdom of Sine | * Year Range of Kingdom of Sine is assumed. [1350, 1887] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 35 | Kingdom of Waalo | * Year Range of Kingdom of Waalo is assumed. [1287, 1855] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 36 | Imamate of Futa Toro | * Year Range of Imamate of Futa Toro is assumed. [1776, 1860] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 39 | Kingdom of Niynginya | * Year Range of Kingdom of Niynginya is assumed. [1650, 1897] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 43 | West Burkina Faso Red IV | * Year Range of West Burkina Faso Red IV is assumed. [1401, 1500] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 46 | Anurādhapura III | * Year Range of Anurādhapura III is assumed. [428, 614] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 49 | Kingdom of Gumma | * Year Range of Kingdom of Gumma is assumed. [1800, 1897] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 53 | Wukari Federation | * Year Range of Wukari Federation is assumed. [1820, 1899] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 55 | Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom | * Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed. [1675, 1799] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 56 | Carnatic Sultanate | * Year Range of Carnatic Sultanate is assumed. [1710, 1801] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 57 | Late Pallava Empire | * Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed. [300, 890] |
present | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 58 | West Burkina Faso Yellow I | * Year Range of West Burkina Faso Yellow I is assumed. [100, 500] |
absent | Inferred | No | Edit | |
| 61 | Late Classic Tikal | * Year Range of Late Classic Tikal is assumed. [555, 869] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 62 | Saffarid Caliphate | * Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed. [861, 1003] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 63 | British Empire I | * Year Range of British Empire I is assumed. [1690, 1849] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 64 | Anglo-Saxon England I | * Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England I is assumed. [410, 926] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 65 | Napoleonic France | * Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed. [1816, 1870] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 66 | British Empire IIIIIIIIII | * Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed. [1850, 1968] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 67 | Middle and Late Nok | * Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed. [-1500, -901] |
present | Confident | No | Edit | |
| 68 | Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty | * Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed. [919, 1125] |
unknown | Suspected | No | Edit | |