Seshat: Global History Databank

✓ the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history
✓ collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies over time
✓ offers the means to study the past through well-established scientific techniques
✓ founded in 2011 and thriving ever since

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

Parthian Empire II (in: Iran) 41 CE 226 CE

Republic of South Africa (in: Southern Africa) 1920 CE 2020 CE

Kingdom of Afghanistan (in: Afghanistan) 1927 CE 1973 CE

Erligang (in: North China) 1650 BCE 1250 BCE

Dynasty of E (in: Mesopotamia) 979 BCE 732 BCE

Magadha - Sunga Empire (in: North India) 187 BCE 65 BCE

Kingdom of Congo (in: Central Africa) 1491 CE 1568 CE

Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period (in: Northeast Africa) 1069 BCE 747 BCE

and 854 more ... in 47 Seshat Regions.

Seshat

General Variables
26 variables 8888 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 542 Polities

Social Complexity Variables
77 variables 26068 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

Jin Dynasty: Absent 1127 CE 1234 CE

Jenne-jeno II: Unknown 50 CE 399 CE

Elam - Kidinuid Period: Absent 1500 BCE 1401 BCE

Beaker Culture: Present 2300 BCE 2201 BCE

Atlantic Complex: Unknown 2200 BCE 1001 BCE

Shuar - Colonial: Absent 1534 CE 1830 CE

Republic of St Peter I: Absent -

Middle Roman Republic: Present 264 BCE 134 BCE

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 
578 CE 584 CE (Exarchate of Ravenna)
Tiberius II Decius
External Invasion
1272 CE 1290 CE (Hungary Kingdom - Árpád Dynasty)
Ladislaus IV Andrew III the Venetian
Overturn Intra-Elite Predecessor Assassination
222 CE 235 CE (Roman Empire - Principate)
Severus Alexander Maximinus the Thracian
Overturn Intra-Elite Military Revolt Popular Uprising Predecessor Assassination
1808 CE 1810 CE (Kanem-Borno)
Dunama Lafiami Muhammad VIII
975 CE 1000 CE (Chandra Dynasty)
Kalyanacandra Ladahacandra
1799 CE 1804 CE (French Kingdom - Late Bourbon)
Napoleon Bonaparte (Premier consul) Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)
1547 CE 1557 CE (Late Mongols)
Darayisun Gödeng Tumen Jasaghtu
1988 CE 1994 CE (Late United Mexican States)
Carlos Salinas de Gortari Ernesto Zedillo

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 
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
604 CE 618 CE (Sui Dynasty)
Rebellions and Revolts
Uprising Civil War Ruler Assassination
1519 CE 1521 CE (Aztec Empire)
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Population Decline Epidemic Elite Downward Mobility Uprising Civil War Capital Loss External Conquest
500 CE 600 CE (Classic Basin of Mexico)
Crisis at Teotihuacan
Population Decline Civil War Lasted > a Century
1200 CE (Khwarezmid Empire)
Tekish dies
Elite Extermination Uprising
1568 CE 1609 CE (Spanish Empire I)
Eighty Years' War and plague in Habsburg Spain
Population Decline Epidemic Constitution Change
1718 CE 1778 CE (Late Illinois Confederation)
French-British colonization, attacks by Haudenosaunee, internal conflict
Population Decline Population Collapse Epidemic Elite Downward Mobility Uprising Civil War Fragmentation External Conquest
403 BCE 256 BCE (Eastern Zhou)
Fragmentation of Eastern Zhou (Warring States)
Elite Downward Mobility Civil War Fragmentation External Conquest

and 161 more ... coded for 153 Polities

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

May 1, 1934 Riot (labor) in Ohio (OH), Toledo: 2 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

April 1, 1947 Terrorism in New York (NY), Bronx: 4 were killed.   The New York Times

May 1, 1995 Terrorism (political) in California (CA), San Diego: 1 was killed.   Wikipedia

Jan. 1, 1835 Riot (extralegal) in Vermont (VT), Vergennes: 1 was killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

Feb. 1, 1916 Riot (race) in Georgia (GA), Early: 6 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

Sept. 1, 1876 Riot (race) in South Carolina (SC), Ellenton: 100 were killed.   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States

July 7, 2016 Terrorism (race) in Texas (TX), Dallas: 5 were killed.   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA

Feb. 1, 2008 Terrorism (education) in Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge: 3 were killed.   The New York Times

and 1941 more ...