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Home Region:
Sahel (Africa)
Songhai Empire
SC
EQ 2020
ml_songhai_1
/ MlSong1
Preceding Entity:
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Succeeding Entity:
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General Description
D
No General Descriptions provided.
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
Religion Tolerance
Coding in Progress.
Human Sacrifice
Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences
Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions
Coding in Progress.
NGA Settlements:
Year Range
Songhai Empire (ml_songhai_1) was in:
Home NGA:
None
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
Confident
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Polity Population:
-
Undecided
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Largest Communication Distance:
220
Confident
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Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy:
-
Undecided
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Religious Level:
0
Confident
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Military Level:
-
Undecided
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Administrative Level:
[4 to 5]
Confident
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Professions
Professional Soldier:
present
Confident
Disputed
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Professional Soldier:
absent
Confident
Disputed
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Professional Priesthood:
absent
Inferred
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Professional Military Officer:
present
Confident
Disputed
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Professional Military Officer:
absent
Confident
Disputed
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Source Of Support:
land
Confident
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Occupational Complexity:
uncoded
Undecided
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Bureaucracy Characteristics
Specialized Government Building:
unknown
Confident
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Merit Promotion:
absent
Confident
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Full Time Bureaucrat:
absent
Inferred
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Examination System:
absent
Confident
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Law
Professional Lawyer:
absent
Confident
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Judge:
absent
Inferred
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Formal Legal Code:
absent
Inferred
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Court:
absent
Inferred
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Market:
present
Confident
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Irrigation System:
present
Inferred
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Food Storage Site:
present
Confident
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Drinking Water Supply System:
present
Confident
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Communal Building:
present
Confident
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Utilitarian Public Building:
present
Confident
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Symbolic Building:
present
Confident
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Knowledge Or Information Building:
absent
Inferred
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Entertainment Building:
unknown
Confident
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Special Purpose House:
present
Confident
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Transport Infrastructure
Road:
present
Inferred
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Port:
present
Confident
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Canal:
present
Confident
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Bridge:
unknown
Confident
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Special-purpose Sites
Mines or Quarry:
present
Confident
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Trading Emporia:
present
Confident
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Special Purpose Site:
present
Confident
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Enclosure:
present
Confident
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Ceremonial Site:
present
Confident
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Burial Site:
present
Confident
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Information
/ Writing System
Written Record:
present
Confident
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Script:
present
Confident
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing:
present
Inferred
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Nonwritten Record:
present
Confident
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Non Phonetic Writing:
absent
Inferred
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Mnemonic Device:
present
Confident
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Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature:
present
Confident
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Sacred Text:
present
Confident
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Religious Literature:
present
Confident
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Practical Literature:
present
Inferred
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History:
unknown
Confident
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Fiction:
present
Confident
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Calendar:
present
Confident
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Information
/ Money
Token:
present
Confident
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Precious Metal:
present
Confident
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Paper Currency:
absent
Confident
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Indigenous Coin:
absent
Confident
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Foreign Coin:
present
Inferred
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Article:
present
Confident
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Store Of Wealth:
present
Inferred
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Debt And Credit Structure:
unknown
Confident
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Information
/ Postal System
Postal Station:
unknown
Confident
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General Postal Service:
absent
Confident
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Courier:
present
Confident
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Information
/ Measurement System
Weight Measurement System:
present
Inferred
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Volume Measurement System:
present
Inferred
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Time Measurement System:
present
Inferred
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Length Measurement System:
present
Inferred
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Area Measurement System:
present
Inferred
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Warfare Variables
(Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
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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Power Transitions
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