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Late Pallava Empire

300 CE 890 CE

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General Description

The Pallava Empire originated in the early 4th century CE in the northern Tamil Nadu region^[1] The Pallavan capital was at Kanchi, modern-day Kanchipuram. The Pallava rulers were major beneifactors of education and gave land grants for schools. The Pallava dynasties also contributed to art and architecture by commissioning temples and shrines, particularly in the port city of Mamallapuram. ^[2] In the late 9th century, the Pallava Empire was succeeded by the Chola Empire. ^[3]

[1]: (Bush Trevino 2012, 46) Bush Travino, Macella. 2012. ‘The Pallava Dynasty’ In Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia and Africa: An Encyclopedia. Vol.4 Edited by Carolyn M. Elliot. Los Angeles: Sage. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/4RPCX448/collection

[2]: (Kamlesh 2010, 569) Kamelsh, Kapur. 2010. ‘The Pallava Dynasty’ In History of Ancient India: Portraits of a Nation. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/UETBPIDE/collection

[3]: (Kamlesh 2010, 566) Kamelsh, Kapur. 2010. ‘The Pallava Dynasty’ In History of Ancient India: Portraits of a Nation. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/7F5SEVNA/items/UETBPIDE/collection

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

2 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

Language

2 Linguistic Family

3 Language

Religion

3 Religious Tradition

2 Religion Family

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Formal Legal Code

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

1 Trading Emporia

1 Special Purpose Site

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 Philosophy

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Indigenous Coin

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

1 Length 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 Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

14 Power Transition

Instability Events

16 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	44 P	300 CE 890 CE
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Original Name	Late Pallava Empire	300 CE 890 CE
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Capital	Kanchipuram	300 CE 890 CE
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Alternative Name	Pallava Dynasty	300 CE 890 CE
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Alternative Name	Pallava Empire	300 CE 890 CE
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Temporal Bounds Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[300 CE ➜ 890 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Chola Empire	300 CE 890 CE
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Preceding Entity 200 CE 600 CE	Kalabhra Dynasty (in_kalabhra_dyn) [None]
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Language Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	300 CE 890 CE
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Linguistic Family	Dravidian	300 CE 890 CE
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Language	Sanskrit	300 CE 890 CE
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Language	Old Tamil	300 CE 890 CE
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Language	Prakrit	300 CE 890 CE
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Religion Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Hinduism	300 CE 890 CE
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Religious Tradition	Buddhism	300 CE 890 CE
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Religious Tradition	Jainism	300 CE 890 CE
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Religion Family	Shaivite Hinduism	300 CE 890 CE
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Religion Family	Theravada Buddhism	300 CE 890 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Hierarchical Complexity Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[4 to 5]	300 CE 890 CE
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Administrative Level	[6 to 8]	300 CE 890 CE
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Professions Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Law Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Irrigation System	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Communal Building	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Port	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Trading Emporia	Present Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Special Purpose Site	Present Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Information / Writing System Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Script	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	300 CE 890 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Philosophy	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Calendar	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Information / Money Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Indigenous Coin	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Information / Postal System Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Information / Measurement System Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Time Measurement System	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Length Measurement System	Present Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Military use of Metals Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Projectiles Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Handheld weapons Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Animals used in warfare Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Armor Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Naval technology Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	300 CE 890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	300 CE 890 CE
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Human Sacrifice Late Pallava Empire (in_pallava_emp_2)

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