Home Region: North India (South Asia)

Gahadavala Dynasty

1085 CE 1193 CE

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EQ 2020 in_gahadavala_dyn / InGhdvl

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General Description

The Gahadavala Kingdom, ruled by the Gahadavala dynasty, was located in the Indian subcontinent spanning the modern-day states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during 11th and 12th centuries.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Original Name

1 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Food Storage Site

Transport Infrastructure

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

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

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

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 Dog

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

6 Power Transition

Instability Events

1 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn) was in:
(1090 CE 1202 CE)	Middle Ganga

Home NGA: Middle Ganga

General Variables

Identity and Location Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Original Name	Gahadavala Kingdom	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Alternative Name	Gahadavala Kingdom	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Temporal Bounds Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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Duration	[1085 CE ➜ 1193 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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Language Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Language	Sanskrit	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Religion Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[80,000 to 92,000] people	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Polity Territory	[300,000 to 350,000] km²	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Polity Population	- Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	- Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Military Level	- Undecided	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Administrative Level	[3 to 7]	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Professions Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Law Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Judge	Absent Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Uncoded Undecided	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Court	Uncoded Undecided	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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Special-purpose Sites Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Information / Writing System Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Script	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Calendar	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Information / Money Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Indigenous Coin	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Article	Uncoded Undecided	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Information / Postal System Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Courier	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Information / Measurement System Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moat	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Fortified Camp	Absent Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Earth Rampart	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Military use of Metals Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Iron	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Copper	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Bronze	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Projectiles Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Sling	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Self Bow	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Javelin	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Crossbow	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Composite Bow	Absent	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Handheld weapons Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Sword	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Spear	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Polearm	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Battle Axe	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Animals used in warfare Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Elephant	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Donkey	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Dog	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Camel	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Armor Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Shield	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Scaled Armor	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Plate Armor	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Laminar Armor	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Chainmail	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Breastplate	Present Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Naval technology Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Unknown Suspected	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	1085 CE 1193 CE
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Human Sacrifice Gahadavala Dynasty (in_gahadavala_dyn)

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