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Home Region:
Central Africa (Africa)
Kingdom of Congo
1491
CE
1568
CE
SC
EQ 2020
ao_kongo_2
/ AoKngo2
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1492 CE
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Kingdom of Kongo
1492
1512
1531
1551
1571
1590
1610
1630
1649
1669
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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
-
Polity Territory
[
100,000
to
120,000
]
km
2
Polity Population
550,000
people
3,000,000
people
Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy
4
Religious Level
-
Military Level
[4 to 5]
Administrative Level
5
Professions
Professional Soldier
Present
Professional Priesthood
Present
Professional Military Officer
inferred
Present
Source Of Support
state salary
land
Occupational Complexity
Uncoded
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Specialized Government Building
inferred
Present
Full Time Bureaucrat
Present
Law
Professional Lawyer
Unknown
Judge
inferred
Absent
Formal Legal Code
inferred
Present
Court
inferred
Absent
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Market
Present
Irrigation System
Unknown
Food Storage Site
inferred
Present
Drinking Water Supply System
Unknown
Communal Building
Present
Utilitarian Public Building
inferred
Present
Symbolic Building
Present
Knowledge Or Information Building
inferred
Present
Special Purpose House
Present
Transport Infrastructure
Road
Present
Port
inferred
Present
Canal
Unknown
Bridge
Unknown
Special-purpose Sites
Information
/ Writing System
Written Record
Present
Script
Present
Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature
Unknown
Sacred Text
Present
Religious Literature
inferred
Present
Practical Literature
Present
Philosophy
Unknown
History
Unknown
Fiction
Unknown
Calendar
inferred
Present
Information
/ Money
Token
Present
Precious Metal
inferred
Present
Paper Currency
Absent
Indigenous Coin
inferred
Absent
Foreign Coin
Unknown
Article
Present
Store Of Wealth
Present
Debt And Credit Structure
Unknown
Information
/ Postal System
Postal Station
inferred
Absent
General Postal Service
inferred
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.
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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:
-
[1491, 1568]
Undecided
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Polity Territory:
[
100,000
to
120,000
]
km
2
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Polity Population:
550,000
people
[1491, 1568]
Confident
Disputed
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Polity Population:
3,000,000
people
[1491, 1568]
Confident
Disputed
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Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy:
4
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Religious Level:
-
[1491, 1568]
Undecided
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Military Level:
[4 to 5]
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Administrative Level:
5
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Professions
Professional Soldier:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Professional Priesthood:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Professional Military Officer:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Source Of Support:
state salary
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Source Of Support:
land
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Occupational Complexity:
Uncoded
[1491, 1568]
Undecided
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Bureaucracy Characteristics
Specialized Government Building:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Full Time Bureaucrat:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Law
Professional Lawyer:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Judge:
Absent
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Formal Legal Code:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Court:
Absent
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Market:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Irrigation System:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Food Storage Site:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Drinking Water Supply System:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Communal Building:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Utilitarian Public Building:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Symbolic Building:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Knowledge Or Information Building:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Special Purpose House:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Transport Infrastructure
Road:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Port:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Canal:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Bridge:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Special-purpose Sites
Information
/ Writing System
Written Record:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Script:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Sacred Text:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Religious Literature:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Practical Literature:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Philosophy:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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History:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Fiction:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Calendar:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Information
/ Money
Token:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Precious Metal:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Paper Currency:
Absent
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Indigenous Coin:
Absent
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Foreign Coin:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Article:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Store Of Wealth:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Debt And Credit Structure:
Unknown
[1491, 1568]
Suspected
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Information
/ Postal System
Postal Station:
Absent
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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General Postal Service:
Absent
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Courier:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Confident
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Information
/ Measurement System
Weight Measurement System:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Volume Measurement System:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Time Measurement System:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Length Measurement System:
Present
[1491, 1568]
Inferred
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Area Measurement System:
Present
[1491, 1568]
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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Crisis Cases
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Crisis Consequences
Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions
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Power Transitions
Coding in Progress.