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Mataram Sultanate

1568 CE 1755 CE
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Displayed: 1588 CE

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  General Description   Mataram started out as a vassal to the kingdom of Pajang—itself one of a number of short-lived polities that emerged from the disintegration of the Demak Sultanate—and gradually established itself as the dominant polity in central Java between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries. [1] The polity’s heyday coincided with the rule of Agung Hanyokrokusumo (1613-1645), whose marriage alliances and military campaigns resulted in the polity’s greatest territorial expansion, annexing the Sultanate of Cirebon in the West and the kingdoms of Surabaya and Blambangan in the East. [2] Mataram went in decline shortly after Hanyokrokusumo’s death, succumbing to the Dutch East India Company in the first half of the eighteenth century. [1]
Population and political organization
The Sultan governed with the assistance of a number of functionaries, though the exact hierarchy of these functionaries remains unclear, as does their relationship to the bureaucratic systems in the polity’s administrative subdivisions, particularly its powerful trading centers on the coast. [3] It is worth noting, however, that Hanyokrokusumo enacted a sweeping reform of the judiciary system meant to integrate Islamic law into traditional customs. [4]
No demographic estimates have been found in the specialist literature, with the exception of Reid’s [5] conjecture that the polity’s population density corresponded to about thirty people per squared kilometer.

[1]: (Ooi 2004 864-866)

[2]: (Achmad & Nurcholis 2016, 41)

[3]: (Schrieke 1957, 190-207)

[4]: (Achmad & Nurcholis 2016)

[5]: (Reid in Tarling 1993, 463)

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.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k) was in:
 (1568 CE 1703 CE)   Central Java
Home NGA: Central Java
General Variables
Identity and Location Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Utm Zone 49 M Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Original Name Mataram Kingdom Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Capital Kota Gede Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Capital Kartosuro Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Capital Plered Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Capital Karta Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Temporal Bounds Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Duration [1568 CE ➜ 1755 CE] Confident Expert
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Political and Cultural Relations Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Relationship to Preceding Entity continuity Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Degree of Centralization loose Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Language Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Linguistic Family Austronesian Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Language Javanese Confident Expert 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Religion Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Polity Territory [90,000 to 110,000] km2 Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Polity Population [3,000,000 to 3,500,000] people Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy 3 Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Religious Level [1 to 3] Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Military Level 5 Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Administrative Level [2 to 5] Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Professions Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Specialized Government Building Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Merit Promotion Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Examination System Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Law Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Professional Lawyer Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Judge Present Inferred 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
Court Present Inferred 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Market Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Irrigation System Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Road Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Port Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Canal Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Bridge Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Mines or Quarry Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Information / Writing System Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Written Record Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Script Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Scientific Literature Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Sacred Text Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Religious Literature Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Practical Literature Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Philosophy Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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History Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Fiction Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Calendar Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Information / Money Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Token Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Precious Metal Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Paper Currency Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Indigenous Coin Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Foreign Coin Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Article Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Information / Postal System Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Postal Station Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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General Postal Service Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Courier Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Information / Measurement System Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Geometrical Measurement System Uncoded Undecided 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Wooden Palisade Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Modern Fortification Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moat Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Fortified Camp Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Earth Rampart Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Ditch Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Complex Fortification Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Military use of Metals Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Steel Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Iron Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Copper Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Bronze Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Projectiles Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Sling Siege Engine Present Inferred 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Sling Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Self Bow Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Javelin Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Handheld Firearm Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Crossbow Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Composite Bow Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Handheld weapons Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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War Club Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Sword Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Spear Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Polearm Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Dagger Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Battle Axe Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Animals used in warfare Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Horse Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Elephant Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Donkey Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Dog Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Camel Absent Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Armor Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Wood Bark Etc Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Shield Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Scaled Armor Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Plate Armor Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Limb Protection Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Laminar Armor Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Helmet Present Inferred 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Chainmail Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Breastplate Unknown Suspected 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Naval technology Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Specialized Military Vessel Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1568 CE  1755 CE
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Human Sacrifice Mataram Sultanate (id_mataram_k)
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Crisis Cases
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Power Transitions
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