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Yemen Ziyad Dynasty

822 CE 1037 CE
D G SC WF RG EQ 2020  ye_ziyad_dyn / YeZiyad
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750 CE 946 CE Abbasid Caliphate I (iq_abbasid_cal_1)    [None]

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1038 CE 1174 CE Yemen - Era of Warlords (ye_warlords)    [continuity]

Displayed: 1000 CE

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  General Description   The Ziyadid dynasty occupied and ruled southern Tihama coastal plains between 822 CE and 1037 CE from the city of Zabid in the Red Sea coastal desert. In 893 CE, Al-Hadi ila al-Haqq (al-Hadi) founds the Zaydi imamate based on the Zaydi Shii teachings, which popularized throughout at least part of North Yemen until the 1962 Revolution. [1] In 1007 CE, Yu’frid prince ‘Abdullah ibn Qahtan ruled Sanaa and “made a successful foray against the stronghold of Sunnism.” [2]
No population estimates could be found in the consulted literature; however, the polity territory is estimated to be around 100,000 square kilometers. [3]
Moreover, the Ziyadid dynasty had a loose political organization under the control of a sultan at Aden, who held less authority over the highlands. The settlement hierarchy is three-tiered, while administrative levels are four-tiered. The Abbasid court sent governors to Sanaa with lower hierarchy levels governed by rulers of petty states and tribal chiefs. [4]

[1]: (Burrows 2010, xxiv) Robert D Burrows. 2010. Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Second Edition. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham.

[2]: (Stookey 1978, 57) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.

[3]: (Stookey 1978, 54) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.

[4]: (Stookey 1978, 50-54) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / 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 Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn) was in:
 (869 CE 1037 CE)   Yemeni Coastal Plain
Home NGA: Yemeni Coastal Plain
General Variables
Identity and Location Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Utm Zone 38 P Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Capital Zabid Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Alternative Name Ziyadid Dynasty Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Alternative Name Banu Ziyad Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Temporal Bounds Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Peak Years 1000 CE Confident
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Duration [822 CE ➜ 1037 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Suprapolity Relations ye_ziyad_dyn nominal allegiance to iq_abbasid_cal_1 Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Suprapolity Relations uz_samanid_emp alliance with ye_ziyad_dyn Confident 819 CE  999 CE
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Succeeding Entity YeWarLd Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Succeeding Entity
1038 CE 1174 CE
Yemen - Era of Warlords (ye_warlords)   [continuity]  Confident
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Preceding Entity
750 CE 946 CE
Abbasid Caliphate I (iq_abbasid_cal_1)   [None]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization loose Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Language Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Religion Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Religion Family Sunni Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Religion Islam Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Alternate Religion Uncoded Undecided 822 CE  1037 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Population of the Largest Settlement - Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Polity Territory [100,000 to 555,000] km2 Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Settlement Hierarchy 3 Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Religious Level - Undecided 822 CE  1037 CE
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Military Level - Undecided 822 CE  1037 CE
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Administrative Level [3 to 4] Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Professions Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Professional Soldier Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Professional Military Officer Uncoded Undecided 822 CE  1037 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Specialized Government Building Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Law Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Professional Lawyer Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Judge Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
Court Uncoded Undecided 822 CE  1037 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Market Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Uncoded Undecided 822 CE  1037 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Road Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Port Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Information / Writing System Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Written Record Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Script Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Sacred Text Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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History Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Calendar Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Information / Money Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Information / Postal System Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Postal Station Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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General Postal Service Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Courier Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Information / Measurement System Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Wooden Palisade Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moat Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Earth Rampart Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Ditch Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Complex Fortification Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Long Wall unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Military use of Metals Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Steel Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Iron Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Projectiles Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Tension Siege Engine Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Sling Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Self Bow Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Javelin Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Crossbow Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Composite Bow Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Handheld weapons Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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War Club Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Sword Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Spear Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Polearm Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Dagger Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Battle Axe Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Animals used in warfare Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Horse Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Elephant Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Donkey Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Camel Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Armor Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Wood Bark Etc Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Shield Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Scaled Armor Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Plate Armor Absent Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Leather Cloth Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Laminar Armor Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Helmet Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Chainmail Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Breastplate Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Naval technology Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Specialized Military Vessel Unknown Suspected 822 CE  1037 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Present Inferred 822 CE  1037 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 822 CE  1037 CE
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Human Sacrifice Yemen Ziyad Dynasty (ye_ziyad_dyn)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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