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Kannauj - Varman Dynasty

650 CE 780 CE

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General Description

The Middle Ganga corresponds to the eastern portion of the Upper Ganga Plain, in the eastern part of the north-central modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the state of Bihar. Between c. 650 and 780 CE, it was under the control of the Kannauj polity.
Like many other Indian polities between the seventh and the eleventh centuries, Kannauj was ruled by a king, who received support from a number of key ministers, and who controlled provincial territories indirectly, through a hierarchy of princes and officials (higher tier, in charge of provinces) and visayapatis (lower tier, in charge of districts). ^[1]
While no information on the polity’s total population could be found, the imperial capital of Kannauj is thought to have had a population of 120,000 people at its peak in 620 CE. ^[2]

[1]: (Mishra 1977, 137-144) Shyam Manohar Mishra. 1977. Yaśovarman of Kanauj: A Study of Political History, Social, and Cultural Life of Northern India During the Reign of Yaśovarman. Abhinav Publications.

[2]: (Chase-Dunn: pers. comm. 2011)

General Variables

Identity and Location

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

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Drinking Water Supply System

Transport Infrastructure

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

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

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

2 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

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

5 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn) was in:
(650 CE 779 CE)	Middle Ganga

Home NGA: Middle Ganga

General Variables

Identity and Location Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Temporal Bounds Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Duration	[650 CE ➜ 780 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Language Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	650 CE 780 CE
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Language	Sanskrit	650 CE 780 CE
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Religion Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	120,000 people	650 CE 780 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Military Level	[5 to 6]	650 CE 780 CE
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Administrative Level	[5 to 6]	650 CE 780 CE
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Professions Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Priesthood	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Law Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent	650 CE 780 CE
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Judge	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Drinking Water Supply System	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Special-purpose Sites Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Information / Writing System Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Script	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	650 CE 780 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Fiction	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Calendar	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Information / Money Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Information / Postal System Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Courier	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Information / Measurement System Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	650 CE 780 CE
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Moat	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Earth Rampart	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Military use of Metals Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Iron	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Copper	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Bronze	Present Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Projectiles Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Sling	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Self Bow	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Javelin	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Composite Bow	Absent	650 CE 780 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	650 CE 780 CE
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Handheld weapons Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Sword	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Dagger	Present Uncertain	650 CE 780 CE
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Dagger	Absent Uncertain	650 CE 780 CE
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Battle Axe	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Animals used in warfare Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Elephant	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Armor Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Shield	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Scaled Armor	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Plate Armor	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Limb Protection	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Laminar Armor	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Helmet	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Chainmail	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Breastplate	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Naval technology Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Unknown Suspected	650 CE 780 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	650 CE 780 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	650 CE 780 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn)

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