Home Region: Central Africa (Africa)

Kingdom of Congo

1491 CE 1568 CE

SC EQ 2020 ao_kongo_2 / AoKngo2

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Preceding Entity:

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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] km²

Polity Population

550,000 people
3,000,000 people

Hierarchical Complexity

Settlement Hierarchy

Religious Level

Military Level

[4 to 5]

Administrative Level

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

Religion Tolerance Coding in Progress.

Human Sacrifice Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Kingdom of Congo (ao_kongo_2) 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:
-

Undecided

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Polity Territory:
[100,000 to 120,000] km²

Confident

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Polity Population:
550,000 people

Confident Disputed

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Polity Population:
3,000,000 people

Confident Disputed

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Hierarchical Complexity

Settlement Hierarchy:
4

Confident

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Religious Level:
-

Undecided

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Military Level:
[4 to 5]

Confident

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Administrative Level:
5

Confident

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Professions

Professional Soldier:
present

Confident

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Professional Priesthood:
present

Confident

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Professional Military Officer:
present

Inferred

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Source Of Support:
state salary

Confident

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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:
present

Inferred

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Full Time Bureaucrat:
present

Confident

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Law

Professional Lawyer:
unknown

Suspected

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Judge:
absent

Inferred

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Formal Legal Code:
present

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:
unknown

Suspected

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Food Storage Site:
present

Inferred

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Drinking Water Supply System:
unknown

Suspected

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Communal Building:
present

Confident

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Utilitarian Public Building:
present

Inferred

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Symbolic Building:
present

Confident

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Knowledge Or Information Building:
present

Inferred

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Special Purpose House:
present

Confident

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Transport Infrastructure

Road:
present

Confident

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Port:
present

Inferred

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Canal:
unknown

Suspected

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Bridge:
unknown

Suspected

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Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

Written Record:
present

Confident

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Script:
present

Confident

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Information / Kinds of Written Documents

Scientific Literature:
unknown

Suspected

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Sacred Text:
present

Confident

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Religious Literature:
present

Inferred

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Practical Literature:
present

Confident

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Philosophy:
unknown

Suspected

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History:
unknown

Suspected

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Fiction:
unknown

Suspected

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Calendar:
present

Inferred

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Information / Money

Token:
present

Confident

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Precious Metal:
present

Inferred

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Paper Currency:
absent

Confident

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Indigenous Coin:
absent

Inferred

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Foreign Coin:
unknown

Suspected

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Article:
present

Confident

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Store Of Wealth:
present

Confident

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Debt And Credit Structure:
unknown

Suspected

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Information / Postal System

Postal Station:
absent

Inferred

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General Postal Service:
absent

Inferred

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Courier:
present

Confident

View all such records

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.

Coding in Progress.

Crisis Cases

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Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

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Coding in Progress.

Kingdom of Congo

1491 CE 1568 CE

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General Description D

NGA Settlements:

Home NGA: None

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.