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Songhai Empire

1376 CE 1493 CE
SC EQ 2020  ml_songhai_1 / MlSong1
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Displayed: 1463 CE

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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1) was in:
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General Variables
Identity and Location Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Temporal Bounds Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Political and Cultural Relations Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Language Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Religion Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Population of the Largest Settlement 15,000 people Confident 1492 CE
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Polity Territory [250,000 to 300,000] km2 Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Polity Population - Undecided 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Largest Communication Distance 220 Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Settlement Hierarchy - Undecided 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Religious Level 0 Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Military Level - Undecided 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Administrative Level [4 to 5] Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Professions Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident Disputed 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Professional Soldier Absent Confident Disputed 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Professional Priesthood Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident Disputed 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Professional Military Officer Absent Confident Disputed 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Source Of Support land Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Occupational Complexity Uncoded Undecided 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Specialized Government Building Unknown Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Merit Promotion Absent Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Examination System Absent Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Law Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Judge Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
Court Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Market Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Irrigation System Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Symbolic Building Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Entertainment Building Unknown Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Special Purpose House Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Road Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Port Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Canal Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Bridge Unknown Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Trading Emporia Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Enclosure Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Information / Writing System Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Written Record Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Script Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Mnemonic Device Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Scientific Literature Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Practical Literature Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Uncoded Undecided 1376 CE  1493 CE
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History Unknown Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Fiction Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Information / Money Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Token Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Precious Metal Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Indigenous Coin Absent Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Article Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Store Of Wealth Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure Unknown Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Information / Postal System Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Postal Station Unknown Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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General Postal Service Absent Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Courier Present Confident 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Information / Measurement System Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Weight Measurement System Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Inferred 1376 CE  1493 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Military use of Metals Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Projectiles Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Handheld weapons Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Animals used in warfare Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Armor Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Naval technology Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Human Sacrifice Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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