Home Region: Iran (Southwest Asia)

Median Persian Empire

715 BCE 550 BCE

EQ 2020 ir_median_emp / IrMedes

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General Variables

Identity and Location

Temporal Bounds

Political and Cultural Relations

Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Polity Territory

1 Largest Communication Distance

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Merit Promotion

Law

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Symbolic Building

Transport Infrastructure

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

Information / Money

1 Article

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

1 Other Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

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

1 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Temporal Bounds Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Political and Cultural Relations Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Language Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Religion Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Polity Territory	[2,500,000 to 3,000,000] km²	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Largest Communication Distance	[1,500 to 2,000]	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Administrative Level	[4 to 5]	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Professions Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Present Inferred	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Merit Promotion	Uncoded Undecided	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Law Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present Inferred	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Food Storage Site	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Communal Building	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present Inferred	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Symbolic Building	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Special-purpose Sites Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Information / Writing System Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Script	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Uncoded Undecided	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Information / Money Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Article	Present	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Information / Postal System Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Information / Measurement System Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Other Measurement System	Uncoded Undecided	715 BCE 550 BCE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Military use of Metals Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Projectiles Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Handheld weapons Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Animals used in warfare Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Armor Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Naval technology Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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Human Sacrifice Median Persian Empire (ir_median_emp)

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