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Home Region:
Sahel (Africa)
Songhai Empire
1376
CE
1493
CE
SC
EQ 2020
ml_songhai_1
/ MlSong1
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1463 CE
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Songhai Empire
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1467
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1474
1478
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1492
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General Description
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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Population of the Largest Settlement
15,000
people
1492
CE
Polity Territory
[
250,000
to
300,000
]
km
2
Polity Population
-
Largest Communication Distance
220
Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy
-
Religious Level
0
Military Level
-
Administrative Level
[4 to 5]
Professions
Professional Soldier
Present
Absent
Professional Priesthood
inferred
Absent
Professional Military Officer
Present
Absent
Source Of Support
land
Occupational Complexity
Uncoded
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Specialized Government Building
Unknown
Merit Promotion
Absent
Full Time Bureaucrat
inferred
Absent
Examination System
Absent
Law
Professional Lawyer
Absent
Judge
inferred
Absent
Formal Legal Code
inferred
Absent
Court
inferred
Absent
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Market
Present
Irrigation System
inferred
Present
Food Storage Site
Present
Drinking Water Supply System
Present
Communal Building
Present
Utilitarian Public Building
Present
Symbolic Building
Present
Knowledge Or Information Building
inferred
Absent
Entertainment Building
Unknown
Special Purpose House
Present
Transport Infrastructure
Road
inferred
Present
Port
Present
Canal
Present
Bridge
Unknown
Special-purpose Sites
Mines or Quarry
Present
Trading Emporia
Present
Special Purpose Site
Present
Enclosure
Present
Ceremonial Site
Present
Burial Site
Present
Information
/ Writing System
Written Record
Present
Script
Present
Phonetic Alphabetic Writing
inferred
Present
Nonwritten Record
Present
Non Phonetic Writing
inferred
Absent
Mnemonic Device
Present
Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature
Present
Sacred Text
Present
Religious Literature
Present
Practical Literature
inferred
Present
History
Unknown
Fiction
Present
Calendar
Present
Information
/ Money
Token
Present
Precious Metal
Present
Paper Currency
Absent
Indigenous Coin
Absent
Foreign Coin
inferred
Present
Article
Present
Store Of Wealth
inferred
Present
Debt And Credit Structure
Unknown
Information
/ Postal System
Postal Station
Unknown
General Postal Service
Absent
Courier
Present
Information
/ Measurement System
Weight Measurement System
inferred
Present
Volume Measurement System
inferred
Present
Time Measurement System
inferred
Present
Length Measurement System
inferred
Present
Area Measurement System
inferred
Present
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Luxury Goods
Religion Variables
Coding in Progress.
Human Sacrifice
Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences
Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions
Coding in Progress.
NGA Settlements:
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Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1) was in:
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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Population of the Largest Settlement:
15,000
people
1492
CE
Confident
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Polity Territory:
[
250,000
to
300,000
]
km
2
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Polity Population:
-
[1376, 1493]
Undecided
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Largest Communication Distance:
220
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy:
-
[1376, 1493]
Undecided
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Religious Level:
0
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Military Level:
-
[1376, 1493]
Undecided
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Administrative Level:
[4 to 5]
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Professions
Professional Soldier:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
Disputed
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Professional Soldier:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
Disputed
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Professional Priesthood:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Professional Military Officer:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
Disputed
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Professional Military Officer:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
Disputed
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Source Of Support:
land
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Occupational Complexity:
Uncoded
[1376, 1493]
Undecided
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Bureaucracy Characteristics
Specialized Government Building:
Unknown
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Merit Promotion:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Full Time Bureaucrat:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Examination System:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Law
Professional Lawyer:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Judge:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Formal Legal Code:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Court:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Market:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Irrigation System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Food Storage Site:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Drinking Water Supply System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Communal Building:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Utilitarian Public Building:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Symbolic Building:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Knowledge Or Information Building:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Entertainment Building:
Unknown
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Special Purpose House:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Transport Infrastructure
Road:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Port:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Canal:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Bridge:
Unknown
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Special-purpose Sites
Mines or Quarry:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Trading Emporia:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Special Purpose Site:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Enclosure:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Ceremonial Site:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Burial Site:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Information
/ Writing System
Written Record:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Script:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Nonwritten Record:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Non Phonetic Writing:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Mnemonic Device:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Sacred Text:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Religious Literature:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Practical Literature:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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History:
Unknown
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Fiction:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Calendar:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Information
/ Money
Token:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Precious Metal:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Paper Currency:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Indigenous Coin:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Foreign Coin:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Article:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Store Of Wealth:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Debt And Credit Structure:
Unknown
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Information
/ Postal System
Postal Station:
Unknown
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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General Postal Service:
Absent
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Courier:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Confident
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Information
/ Measurement System
Weight Measurement System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Volume Measurement System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Time Measurement System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Length Measurement System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Area Measurement System:
Present
[1376, 1493]
Inferred
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Warfare Variables
(Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables
(Luxury Goods)
Luxury Goods
Human Sacrifice Data
Human Sacrifice is the deliberate and ritualized killing of a person to please or placate supernatural entities (including gods, spirits, and ancestors) or gain other supernatural benefits.
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Coding in Progress.