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Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty

1454 CE 1517 CE
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1229 CE 1453 CE Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)    [None]

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  General Description   The Tahirid dynasty occupied and ruled modern-day Yemen between 1454 and 1517 CE, establishing a capital in al-Miqrãnah and maintaining the winter capital in Zabid as had the previous Rasulid sultans who were overthrown by the Tahirids. [1] Prominent builders, the Tahirids created schools, mosques, massive irrigation systems, roads, and bridges. [2] The polity was characterized by several battles, skirmishes, and seizures between the Zaydis and Tahirids, beginning in 1460 in Radm. Tensions culminated in 1501 when Tahirid sultan Amir commenced his four-year-long campaign to conquer the northern territories held by the Zaydi dynasty. [3]
No population estimates were found in the consulted literature; however, the water supply in al-Miqrãnah could support 100,000 people, though it is unclear how many people lived there or in the polity. [4]
Political organization was comprised of a 4-tiered settlement hierarchy, with the capital in Zabid followed by towns of various sizes. [5] The polity was led by a sultan, who headed a central government which was then followed by a provincial line. [1]

[1]: (Bosworth 2014) Clifford Edmund Bosworth. 2014. The New Islamic Dynasties. Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh.

[2]: Porter, Venetia Ann (1992) The history and monuments of the Tahirid dynasty of the Yemen 858-923/1454-1517, Durham theses, Durham University, p. 183, Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5867/

[3]: Porter, Venetia Ann (1992) The history and monuments of the Tahirid dynasty of the Yemen 858-923/1454-1517, Durham theses, Durham University, pp. 111-115, Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5867/

[4]: Venetia Porter, ‘THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE TĀHIRID DYNASTY OF THE YEMEN’, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 19, Proceedings of the Twenty Second SEMINAR FOR ARABIAN STUDIES held at Oxford on 26th - 28th July 1988 (1989), p. 105

[5]: (Stookey 1978, 122) 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 - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn) was in:
 (1454 CE 1517 CE)   Yemeni Coastal Plain
Home NGA: Yemeni Coastal Plain
General Variables
Identity and Location Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Original Name Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Capital Zabid Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Temporal Bounds Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Duration [1454 CE ➜ 1517 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Succeeding Entity TrOttm3 Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Preceding Entity
1229 CE 1453 CE
Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn)   [None]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization unitary state Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Language Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Linguistic Family Semitic Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Language Genus Afro-Asiatic Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Religion Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Population of the Largest Settlement - Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Polity Territory - Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Polity Population - Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Settlement Hierarchy 4 Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Religious Level [3 to 4] Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Military Level - Undecided 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Administrative Level 5 Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Professions Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Specialized Government Building Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Merit Promotion Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Examination System Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Law Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Professional Lawyer Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Judge Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
Court Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Market Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Irrigation System Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Road Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Port Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Canal Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Bridge Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Mines or Quarry Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Information / Writing System Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Written Record Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Script Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Scientific Literature Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Practical Literature Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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History Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Fiction Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Information / Money Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Precious Metal Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Article Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Information / Postal System Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Courier Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Information / Measurement System Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Wooden Palisade Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moat Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Earth Rampart Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Ditch Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Complex Fortification Absent Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Long Wall unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Military use of Metals Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Steel Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Iron Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Projectiles Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Tension Siege Engine Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Sling Siege Engine Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Sling Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Self Bow Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Javelin Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Crossbow Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Composite Bow Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Handheld weapons Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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War Club Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Sword Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Spear Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Polearm Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Dagger Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Battle Axe Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Animals used in warfare Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Horse Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Elephant Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Camel Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Armor Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Wood Bark Etc Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Shield Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Scaled Armor Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Plate Armor Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Laminar Armor Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Helmet Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Chainmail Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Breastplate Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Naval technology Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Specialized Military Vessel Present Inferred 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1454 CE  1517 CE
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Human Sacrifice Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)
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Power Transitions
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