Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Specialized Government Building

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, these buildings are where administrative officials are located, and must be distinct from the ruler's palace. they may be used for document storage, registration offices, minting money, etc. defense structures also are not coded here (see military). state-owned/operated workshop should also not be coded here.   (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
specialized_government_building The absence or presence of specialized government building for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Specialized Government Building Description   Edit
1
(Prepalatial Crete)
2400 BCE 1900 BCE
present
None
2
(Rouran Khaganate)
300 CE 500 CE
unknown
None
3
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
500 CE 800 CE
present
None
4
(Rouran Khaganate)
501 CE 551 CE
present
None
5
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
800 CE 900 CE
absent
None
6
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
800 CE 900 CE
present
None
7
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)
1867 CE 1918 CE
present
None
8
(Soviet Union)
1923 CE 1991 CE
present
None
9
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
present
None
10
(Hawaii III)
Full Year Range of Hawaii III is assumed.
[1580, 1778]
absent
None
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