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

Japan - Middle Jomon (in: Northeast Asia) 3500 BCE 2500 BCE

Shiwei (in: Mongolia) 600 CE 1000 CE

Republic of the Philippines (in: Maritime Southeast Asia) 1946 CE 2020 CE

Later Qin Kingdom (in: North China) 386 CE 417 CE

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (in: Central Europe) 1570 CE 1791 CE

Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico (in: Mexico) 100 BCE 99 CE

Akan - Pre-Ashanti (in: West Africa) 1501 CE 1701 CE

Late Illinois Confederation (in: Mississippi Basin) 1718 CE 1778 CE

and 854 more ... in 47 Seshat Regions.

Seshat

General Variables
26 variables 8898 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 543 Polities

Social Complexity Variables
77 variables 26062 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

Shiwei: Unknown 841 CE 907 CE

Cahokia - Late Woodland I: Absent 300 CE 449 CE

Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama: Absent 1568 CE 1602 CE

Macedonian Empire: Absent -

Egypt - Dynasty I: Present 3100 BCE 2901 BCE

Rome - Republic of St Peter II: Absent 904 CE 1197 CE

Ur - Dynasty III: Present 2112 BCE 2029 BCE

Xianbei Confederation: Absent 100 CE 250 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 
1822 CE 1823 CE (Early United Mexican States)
Second Regency Emperor Agustín I
2270 BCE 2255 BCE (Akkadian Empire)
Manishtushu Naram-Sin
Overturn Intra-Elite Predecessor Assassination
152 CE 181 CE (Satavahana Empire)
Yajna Sri Satakarni Vijaya
465 CE 471 CE (Northern Wei)
Xianwen of Northern Wei (Tuoba Hong, Hsien Wen Ti) Xiaowen of Northern Wei (Tuoba Hong, Hsiao Wen Ti)
1775 CE 1795 CE (Kingdom of Kaffa)
Shagi Sherocho Abet Hinoch
Overturn Intra-Elite
1797 CE 1803 CE (Mutapa)
Chicde Changara II
1381 CE 1382 CE (Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)
Al-Salih Hajji II Al-Zahir Barquq
Overturn Intra-Elite Military Revolt
1777 CE 1809 CE (Kingdom of Baol)
None Tié-Yaasin Duieng

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 
1467 CE (Ashikaga Shogunate)
Transition to Sengoku period
Population Decline Epidemic Elite Downward Mobility Civil War Fragmentation Ruler Assassination Constitution Change
20 BCE 6 CE (Armenian Kingdom)
Civil War and collapse
Uprising Civil War External Conquest Ruler Assassination
1562 CE 1598 CE (French Kingdom - Late Valois)
French Wars of Religion
Population Decline Epidemic Elite Downward Mobility Elite Extermination Uprising Civil War Capital Loss Ruler Assassination
538 CE 668 CE (Asuka)
Reform Period
Uprising Constitution Change
1200 CE 1250 CE (Cahokia - Moorehead)
Abandoment of Cahokia Mounds
Population Decline Population Collapse
1270 CE 1275 CE (Mali Empire)
Palace Intrigue
Ruler Assassination Ruler Depose
1221 CE 1232 CE (Kamakura Shogunate)
Jōkyū Civil War
Elite Downward Mobility Elite Extermination Civil War
840 CE 843 CE (Carolingian Empire II)
Carolingian Civil War
Elite Downward Mobility Civil War Fragmentation Ruler Depose Constitution Change

and 161 more ... coded for 153 Polities

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

July 1, 1964 Riot (race) in New York (NY), Rochester: 4 were killed. -

Oct. 1, 1838 Riot (religion) in Missouri (MO), Haun's Mill: 18 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

Aug. 20, 1986 Terrorism in Oklahoma (OK), Edmond: 14 were killed.   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)

May 1, 1871 Riot (race) in Kentucky (KY), Estill: 3 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

Oct. 1, 1875 Riot (race) in Mississippi (MS), Rose Hill: 2 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

May 7, 1981 Terrorism in Oregon (OR), Salem: 4 were killed.   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)

Dec. 10, 2019 Terrorism (race) in New Jersey (NJ), Jersey City: 4 were killed.   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA

Sept. 1, 2010 Terrorism (political) in Maryland (MD), Silver Springs: 1 was killed.   Reuters

and 1941 more ...