Home Region:  Southern Africa (Africa)

Great Zimbabwe

1270 CE 1550 CE
G SC New SA  zi_great_zimbabwe
Preceding Entity: Add one more here.
[population migration, economic displacement; Mapungubwe] [economic displacement]   Update here

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.
1450 CE 1880 CE Mutapa (zi_mutapa)    [elite replacement]


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 Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe) was in:
Home NGA: None
General Variables
Identity and Location Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Original Name Great Zimbabwe Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Capital Great Zimbabwe Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Temporal Bounds Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Peak Years [1300 CE ➜ 1400 CE] Confident
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Duration [1270 CE ➜ 1550 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Supracultural Entity Southern Zambesia Confident Uncertain 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Succeeding Entity Torwa-Rozvi Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity population replacement Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Succeeding Entity
1450 CE 1880 CE
Mutapa (zi_mutapa)   [elite replacement]  Confident
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Preceding Entity
CE
population migration, economic displacement; Mapungubwe [economic displacement]    Update here
Confident
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Language Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Linguistic Family Niger-Congo Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Language Shona Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Religion Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Religious Tradition Mwari Religion Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Population of the Largest Settlement [1,000 to 20,000] people Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Polity Territory 50,000 km2 Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Settlement Hierarchy 3 Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Religious Level 5 Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Administrative Level 5 Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Professions Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Professional Soldier Absent Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Professional Priesthood Absent Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Professional Military Officer Absent Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Merit Promotion Absent Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Absent Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Examination System Absent Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Law Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Market Present Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Irrigation System Absent Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Special-purpose Sites Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Enclosure Present Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Ceremonial Site Absent Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Burial Site Unknown Suspected 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Information / Writing System Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Information / Money Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Token Present Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Article Present Inferred 1270 CE  1550 CE
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Information / Postal System Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Information / Measurement System Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Military use of Metals Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Projectiles Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Handheld weapons Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Animals used in warfare Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Armor Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Naval technology Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Human Sacrifice Great Zimbabwe (zi_great_zimbabwe)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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