Home Region: Turkestan (Central and Northern Eurasia)

Western Turk Khaganate

582 CE 630 CE

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EQ 2020 kg_western_turk_khaganate / KgWTurk

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

[continuity; First Turk Khaganate] [continuity] Update here

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

604 CE 711 CE Sogdiana - City-States Period (uz_sogdiana_city_states) [continuity]

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General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Original Name

1 Capital

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

2 Polity Succession

2 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

3 Language

Religion

1 Religion Genus

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Courier

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

1 Long Wall

Military use of Metals

2 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Polearm

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Dog

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 Breastplate

Naval technology

1 Specialized Military Vessel

1 Small Vessels Canoes Etc

1 Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate) was in:
(564 CE 603 CE)	Sogdiana

Home NGA: Sogdiana

General Variables

Identity and Location Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Original Name	Western Turk Khaganate	582 CE 630 CE
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Capital	Ch'ien-Ch'üan	582 CE 630 CE
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Temporal Bounds Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

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Duration	[582 CE ➜ 630 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Sogdiana - City-States Period	582 CE 630 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	582 CE 630 CE
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Preceding Entity	continuity; First Turk Khaganate [continuity] Update here
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Succeeding Entity 604 CE 711 CE	Sogdiana - City-States Period (uz_sogdiana_city_states) [continuity]
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Degree of Centralization	loose	582 CE 630 CE
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Degree of Centralization	confederated state	582 CE 630 CE
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Language Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	582 CE 630 CE
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Language	Sogdian	582 CE 630 CE
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Language	Old Turkic	582 CE 630 CE
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Language	Iranian	582 CE 630 CE
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Religion Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religion Genus	Buddhism	582 CE 630 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Polity Territory	[2,800,000 to 3,500,000] km²	600 CE
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Polity Population	[1,500,000 to 2,000,000] people	600 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[2 to 3]	582 CE 630 CE
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Religious Level	[1 to 2]	582 CE 630 CE
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Military Level	[4 to 6]	582 CE 630 CE
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Administrative Level	[3 to 5]	582 CE 630 CE
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Professions Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Merit Promotion	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Examination System	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Law Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Judge	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Court	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Food Storage Site	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Port	Absent Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Information / Writing System Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Script	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Sacred Text	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Philosophy	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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History	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Fiction	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Calendar	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Information / Money Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Precious Metal	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Paper Currency	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Foreign Coin	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Article	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Information / Postal System Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Courier	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Information / Measurement System Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Moat	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Fortified Camp	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Earth Rampart	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Ditch	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Long Wall	absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Military use of Metals Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Present Uncertain	582 CE 630 CE
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Steel	Absent Uncertain	582 CE 630 CE
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Iron	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Copper	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Bronze	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Projectiles Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Sling	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Javelin	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Crossbow	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Composite Bow	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Handheld weapons Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Sword	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Spear	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Polearm	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Dagger	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Battle Axe	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Animals used in warfare Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	582 CE 630 CE
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Elephant	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Donkey	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Dog	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Camel	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Armor Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Shield	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Scaled Armor	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Plate Armor	Unknown Suspected	582 CE 630 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Laminar Armor	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Chainmail	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Breastplate	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Naval technology Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Absent	582 CE 630 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Uncoded	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Absent Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	582 CE 630 CE
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Human Sacrifice Western Turk Khaganate (kg_western_turk_khaganate)

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