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Medri Bahri

1310 CE 1889 CE
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  General Description  
Medri Bahri was an Eritrean Kingdom established in the early fourteenth century. The capital of Medri Bahri was Deba-ruba also known as Dibarwa. Medri Bahri was ruled by the Bahri Negassi who was elected by the people of Medri Bahri. [1] According to Mordecai Abir’s history of Ethiopia and the Red Sea, Medri Bahri was a vassal state to the larger Ethiopian Kingdom. [2] In the late 19th century, Medri Bahri was occupied by Italy. [3]

[1]: (Cliffe and Basil 1988, 12-13) Cliffe, Lionel and Basil, Davidson. 1988. The Long Struggle of Eritrea for Independence and Constructive Peace. Trenton, New Jersey: The Red Sea Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/ZBEU6QM6/collection

[2]: (Abir 2008, 544). Abir, Mordechai. 2008. ‘Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa’. In The Cambridge History of Africa c. 1600 – c.1790. Edited by Richard Grey. Vol 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/search/Abir/titleCreatorYear/items/JHH9VH96/item-list

[3]: (Cervenka 1977, 38) Cervenka, Zdenek. 1977. ‘Eritrea: Struggle for Self-Determination or Succession?’. Africa Spectrum. Vol 12:1. Pp 37-48. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/A5UBT4ZQ/collection

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General Variables
Identity and Location Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Utm Zone 37 N 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Original Name Medri Bahri 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Capital 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Alternative Name Baher Meder 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Alternative Name Medri Bahre 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Temporal Bounds Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Duration
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Political and Cultural Relations Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Succeeding Entity 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Language Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Language 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Religion Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Hierarchical Complexity Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Professions Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Specialized Government Building 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Law Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Market 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Road 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Trading Emporia 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Special Purpose Site 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Information / Writing System Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Written Record 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Script 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Sacred Text 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Religious Literature 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Calendar 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Information / Money Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Information / Postal System Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Information / Measurement System Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Weight Measurement System 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Volume Measurement System 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Length Measurement System 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Area Measurement System 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Military use of Metals Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Projectiles Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Handheld weapons Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Animals used in warfare Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Armor Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Naval technology Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain 1310 CE  1889 CE
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Human Sacrifice Medri Bahri (er_medri_bahri)
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