Home Region:  Southern India (South Asia)

Post-Mauryan Kingdoms

205 BCE 101 BCE
D G SC WF EQ 2020  in_post_mauryan_k / InDecKg
Preceding Entity: Add one more here.
1200 BCE 300 BCE Deccan - Iron Age (in_deccan_ia)    [None]

Succeeding Entity:
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  General Description   Here we look at Southern India in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, that is, between the collapse of the Mauryan Empire and the rise of the Satavahana Dynasty. Unfortunately, this appears to be a very poorly understood period in this region.
Population and political organization
No population estimates could be found in the literature. Information relating to political organization within our region of interest--roughly corresponding to the Bellary district in the modern-day Indian state of Karnataka--is also lacking, though sources suggest the existence of monarchies and an accompanying bureaucratic apparatus (scribes and mints, for example) in neighbouring regions. [1]

[1]: (Shimada 2012, 118-119) Shimada, Akira. 2012. Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE). Leiden: Brill. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/AVB94HR2.

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 Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k) was in:
 (205 BCE 101 BCE)   Deccan
Home NGA: Deccan
General Variables
Identity and Location Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Utm Zone 43 P Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Original Name Post-Mauryan Kingdoms Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Duration [205 BCE ➜ 101 BCE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Succeeding Entity Satavahana Empire Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Preceding Entity
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Deccan - Iron Age (in_deccan_ia)   [None]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization quasi-polity Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Language Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Linguistic Family NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Religion Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Hierarchical Complexity Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy [2 to 4] Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Religious Level - Undecided 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Administrative Level [3 to 4] Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Professions Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Professional Priesthood Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Specialized Government Building Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Law Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Irrigation System Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Special-purpose Sites Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Information / Writing System Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Written Record Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Script Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Lists Tables and Classification Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Information / Money Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Indigenous Coin Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Information / Postal System Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Postal Station Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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General Postal Service Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Courier Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Wooden Palisade Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Moat Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Earth Rampart Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Ditch Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Complex Fortification Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Military use of Metals Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Steel Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Iron Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Copper Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Bronze Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Projectiles Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Tension Siege Engine Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Sling Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Self Bow Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Javelin Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Crossbow Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Composite Bow Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Handheld weapons Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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War Club Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Sword Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Spear Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Polearm Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Dagger Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Horse Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Elephant Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Donkey Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Camel Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Armor Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Wood Bark Etc Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Shield Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Scaled Armor Absent Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Plate Armor Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Laminar Armor Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Helmet Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Chainmail Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Breastplate Present Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Naval technology Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Specialized Military Vessel Absent Inferred 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 205 BCE  101 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Human Sacrifice Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (in_post_mauryan_k)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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