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Home Region:
Southeastern Europe (Europe)
Bulgaria - Middle
865
CE
1018
CE
SC
EQ 2020
bg_bulgaria_medieval
/ BgMdBlg
Displayed:
866 CE
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First Bulgarian Empire
866
883
900
916
933
950
967
983
1000
1017
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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
280,000
km
2
900
CE
330,000
km
2
1000
CE
Polity Population
-
Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy
[3 to 4]
Religious Level
[3 to 4]
Military Level
-
Administrative Level
4
Professions
Professional Military Officer
Present
Absent
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Merit Promotion
inferred
Present
Full Time Bureaucrat
Present
Absent
Law
Professional Lawyer
inferred
Absent
Judge
Absent
681
CE
803
CE
Present
804
CE
863
CE
Absent
804
CE
863
CE
inferred
Present
Formal Legal Code
Present
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Food Storage Site
inferred
Present
Drinking Water Supply System
Present
Communal Building
Present
Utilitarian Public Building
Present
Symbolic Building
Present
Knowledge Or Information Building
Present
Entertainment Building
Uncoded
Special Purpose House
Present
Transport Infrastructure
Road
inferred
Present
Port
inferred
Present
Special-purpose Sites
Special Purpose Site
Present
Burial Site
Present
Information
/ Writing System
Written Record
Present
Script
Present
Phonetic Alphabetic Writing
Uncoded
Non Phonetic Writing
Uncoded
Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature
inferred
Present
Sacred Text
Present
Religious Literature
Present
Practical Literature
Present
Philosophy
inferred
Present
History
inferred
Present
Fiction
Present
Calendar
Present
Information
/ Money
Paper Currency
Absent
Indigenous Coin
inferred
Absent
Foreign Coin
Present
Article
Present
Information
/ Postal System
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:
-
[865, 1018]
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Polity Territory:
280,000
km
2
900
CE
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Polity Territory:
330,000
km
2
1000
CE
Confident
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Polity Population:
-
[865, 1018]
Undecided
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Hierarchical Complexity
Settlement Hierarchy:
[3 to 4]
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Religious Level:
[3 to 4]
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Military Level:
-
[865, 1018]
Undecided
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Administrative Level:
4
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Professions
Professional Military Officer:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
Uncertain
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Professional Military Officer:
Absent
[865, 1018]
Confident
Uncertain
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Bureaucracy Characteristics
Merit Promotion:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Full Time Bureaucrat:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
Uncertain
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Full Time Bureaucrat:
Absent
[865, 1018]
Confident
Uncertain
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Law
Professional Lawyer:
Absent
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Judge:
Absent
681
CE
803
CE
*Bad Years, polity duration: [865, 1018]
Confident
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Judge:
Present
804
CE
863
CE
*Bad Years, polity duration: [865, 1018]
Confident
Uncertain
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Judge:
Absent
804
CE
863
CE
*Bad Years, polity duration: [865, 1018]
Confident
Uncertain
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Judge:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Formal Legal Code:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Food Storage Site:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Drinking Water Supply System:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Communal Building:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Utilitarian Public Building:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Symbolic Building:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Knowledge Or Information Building:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Entertainment Building:
Uncoded
[865, 1018]
Undecided
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Special Purpose House:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Transport Infrastructure
Road:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Port:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Special-purpose Sites
Special Purpose Site:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Burial Site:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Information
/ Writing System
Written Record:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Script:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing:
Uncoded
[865, 1018]
Undecided
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Non Phonetic Writing:
Uncoded
[865, 1018]
Undecided
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Information
/ Kinds of Written Documents
Scientific Literature:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Sacred Text:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Religious Literature:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Practical Literature:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Philosophy:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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History:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Fiction:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Calendar:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Information
/ Money
Paper Currency:
Absent
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Indigenous Coin:
Absent
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Foreign Coin:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Article:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Information
/ Postal System
Courier:
Present
[865, 1018]
Confident
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Information
/ Measurement System
Weight Measurement System:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Volume Measurement System:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Time Measurement System:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Length Measurement System:
Present
[865, 1018]
Inferred
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Area Measurement System:
Present
[865, 1018]
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.
Coding in Progress.
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Crisis Consequences
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Power Transitions
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Power Transitions
Coding in Progress.