Home Region: Arabia (Southwest Asia)

Rasulid Dynasty

1229 CE 1453 CE

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EQ 2020 ye_rasulid_dyn / YeRasul

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1171 CE 1250 CE Ayyubid Sultanate (eg_ayyubid_sultanate) [secession]

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

1454 CE 1517 CE Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn) [None]

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General Description

The Yemeni Coastal Plain or Plateau refers to the north-western region of modern Yemen, lying between the Red Sea and the Yemeni Mountains. During the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries CE, the region—along with the eastern portion of southern Arabia—was ruled by the Rasūlid Dynasty. Prior to this date, Yemen had formed part of the Ayyūbid Sultanate, centered in Egypt. When the last Ayyūbid ruler of Yemen, al-Mas‘ūd Yūsuf, was summoned to govern Syria in the early thirteenth century, de facto control passed to his trusted second-in-command, the Rasūlid Nūr al-Dīn ‘Umar. ^[1] The Rasūlids, a Sunnī Muslim dynasty, presided over a prosperous and largely stable period in Yemeni history, developing a centralized bureaucracy, patronizing scholarly and religious institutions, and controlling important ports of trade. ^[2] ^[3]
No population estimates for the entire polity could be found in the sources consulted, but Aden, the capital, likely had a population of c. 50,000 under the Rasūlids. ^[4]

[1]: (Stookey 1978, 106–07) Robert W. Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/GIDWD7R3.

[2]: (Varisco 1993, 13–15, 21–22) Varisco, Daniel Martin. “Texts and Pretexts: The Unity of the Rasulid State under Al-Malik Al-Muzaffar.” Revue Du Monde Musulman et de La Méditerranée 67 (1993): 13–24. doi: 10.3406/remmm.1993.1584. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/TV9TVUZ5.

[3]: (Stookey 1978, 114) Robert W. Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/GIDWD7R3.

[4]: (Bidwell 1983, 14) Bidwell, Robin Leonard. 1983. The Two Yemens. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/WR5RMRMQ/.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

2 Suprapolity Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

2 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

1 Religion Family

1 Religion

1 Alternate Religion Family

1 Alternate Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

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

1 Source Of Support

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Entertainment Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

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

1 Steel

1 Iron

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 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	Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn) was in:
(1229 CE 1453 CE)	Yemeni Coastal Plain

Home NGA: Yemeni Coastal Plain

General Variables

Identity and Location Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	38 P	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Original Name	Yemen - Rasulid Dynasty	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Capital	Zabid	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Temporal Bounds Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	[1300 CE ➜ 1350 CE]
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Duration	[1229 CE ➜ 1453 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	none	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	nominal allegiance to [---]	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Succeeding Entity	YeTahir	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Preceding Entity 1171 CE 1250 CE	Ayyubid Sultanate (eg_ayyubid_sultanate) [secession]
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Succeeding Entity 1454 CE 1517 CE	Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	unitary state	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Language Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Afro-Asiatic	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Language	Arabic	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Religion Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religion Family	Sunni	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Religion	Islam	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Alternate Religion Family	Shia	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Alternate Religion	Islam	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	50,000 people	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Polity Territory	- Undecided	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Religious Level	[3 to 4]	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Military Level	- Undecided	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Administrative Level	5	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Professions Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Uncoded Undecided	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Source Of Support	uncoded Undecided	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Merit Promotion	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Law Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Judge	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Court	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Irrigation System	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Entertainment Building	Uncoded Undecided	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Port	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Bridge	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

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Information / Writing System Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Script	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Practical Literature	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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History	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Fiction	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Calendar	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Information / Money Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Precious Metal	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Foreign Coin	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Article	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Information / Postal System Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Courier	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Information / Measurement System Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moat	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Earth Rampart	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Ditch	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Complex Fortification	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Long Wall	unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Military use of Metals Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Iron	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Projectiles Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Sling	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Javelin	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Crossbow	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Composite Bow	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Handheld weapons Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Sword	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Spear	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Polearm	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Battle Axe	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Animals used in warfare Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Elephant	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Donkey	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Camel	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Armor Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Shield	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Scaled Armor	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Plate Armor	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Laminar Armor	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Chainmail	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Naval technology Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Unknown Suspected	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Present Inferred	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Present	1229 CE 1453 CE
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Human Sacrifice Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)

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