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Mahajanapada era

600 BCE 324 BCE
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Displayed: 600 BCE

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  General Description   The Mahajanapada era ran from 450-605 CE.
Information cannot be found in the sources consulted regarding the polity’s population, however the largest settlement is estimated to have had a population of between 12,000-48,000 people (based off the number of inhabitants of Rajagriha, the old Magadhan capital.) [1]
Excavations show there may been four types of settlements during this period, ranging from less than six hectares, up to fifty hectares, and other very small sites represented by simple ceramic findings, which may have been agricultural areas or farmsteads. [2]

[1]: (Kaul 2015b: 525) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/94XKJ54Q.

[2]: (Coningham and Young 2015: 380: 381) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/DIGG6KVA.

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 Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada) was in:
 (600 BCE 325 BCE)   Middle Ganga
Home NGA: Middle Ganga
General Variables
Identity and Location Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Temporal Bounds Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Duration [600 BCE ➜ 324 BCE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Language Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Linguistic Family NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Religion Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [12,000 to 48,000] people Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Polity Territory - Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Largest Communication Distance - Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Settlement Hierarchy 4 Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Religious Level 2 Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Military Level 4 Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Administrative Level 4 Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Professions Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Source Of Support uncoded Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Specialized Government Building Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Merit Promotion Uncoded Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Examination System Uncoded Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Law Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Judge Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
Court Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Irrigation System Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Port Uncoded Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Information / Writing System Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Written Record Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Script Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Mnemonic Device Uncoded Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Sacred Text Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Religious Literature Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Practical Literature Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Philosophy Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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History Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Fiction Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Calendar Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Information / Money Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Token Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Precious Metal Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Paper Currency Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Indigenous Coin Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Foreign Coin Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Article Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Store Of Wealth Uncoded Undecided 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Information / Postal System Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Postal Station Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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General Postal Service Absent Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Courier Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Wooden Palisade Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Present Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Moat Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Earth Rampart Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Ditch Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Complex Fortification Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Long Wall absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Military use of Metals Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Steel Unknown Suspected 600 BCE 451 BCE
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Steel Present Inferred 450 BCE 300 BCE
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Iron Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Bronze Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Projectiles Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Tension Siege Engine Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Sling Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Self Bow Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Javelin Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Crossbow Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Composite Bow Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Handheld weapons Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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War Club Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Sword Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Spear Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Polearm Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Dagger Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Horse Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Elephant Present Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Donkey Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Dog Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Camel Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Armor Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Wood Bark Etc Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Shield Present Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Scaled Armor Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Plate Armor Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Leather Cloth Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Laminar Armor Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Helmet Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Chainmail Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Breastplate Present Inferred 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Naval technology Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Specialized Military Vessel Absent Confident 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 600 BCE  324 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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Human Sacrifice Mahajanapada era (in_mahajanapada)
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