Section: Religious Demography
Variable: Widespread Religion (All coded records)
This variable captures the prevalence of widespread religions within the polity. It includes the most widespread religion, the second most widespread religion, and up to the fourth most widespread religion if available. The coding indicates the degree of prevalence of the corresponding religions in the polity, providing insights into the distribution of religious beliefs across the population.  
29 Widespread Religion Records
#  Polity  Coded Value Tags Year(s) Edit
1 Chenla 1. Most widespread: Indigenous Cambodian Religion Confident 550 CE  825 CE
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2 Chenla 2. Second most widespread: Saivist Hinduism (Sizeable minority) Confident 550 CE  825 CE
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3 Chenla 3. Third most widespread: Vaisnavist Hinduism (Sizeable minority) Confident 550 CE  825 CE
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4 Chenla 4. Fourth most widespread: Mahayana Buddhism (Sizeable minority) Confident 550 CE  825 CE
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5 Chenla Other: Theraväda Buddhism (Sizeable minority) Confident 550 CE  825 CE
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6 Wari Empire 1. Most widespread: Wari religion (Sizeable minority) Confident 650 CE  999 CE
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7 Wari Empire Other: Nasca Religion (Sizeable minority) Confident 650 CE  999 CE
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8 Wari Empire Other: Tiwanaku Religion (Sizeable minority) Confident 650 CE  999 CE
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9 Wari Empire Other: Moche Religion (Sizeable minority) Confident 650 CE  999 CE
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10 Chalukyas of Kalyani 1. Most widespread: Hinduism (Vast majority) Confident 973 CE  1189 CE
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11 Chalukyas of Kalyani 2. Second most widespread: Jainism (Sizeable minority) Confident 973 CE  1189 CE
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12 Chalukyas of Kalyani 3. Third most widespread: Buddhism Confident 973 CE  1189 CE
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13 Hoysala Kingdom 1. Most widespread: Saivist Hinduism (Over half of the population) Confident 1108 CE  1346 CE
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14 Hoysala Kingdom 2. Second most widespread: Vaisnavist Hinduism (Sizeable minority) Confident 1108 CE  1346 CE
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15 Hoysala Kingdom 3. Third most widespread: Jainism (Sizeable minority) Confident 1108 CE  1346 CE
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16 Kampili Kingdom 1. Most widespread: Hinduism Confident 1280 CE  1327 CE
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17 Kampili Kingdom 2. Second most widespread: Islam Confident 1280 CE  1327 CE
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18 Axum II 1. Most widespread: Ethiopian Religion (Over half of the population) Confident 300 CE 500 CE
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19 Axum II 1. Most widespread: Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity (Over half of the population) Confident 501 CE 599 CE
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20 Axum II 2. Second most widespread: Ethiopian Religion (Sizeable minority) Confident 501 CE 599 CE
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21 Axum II 2. Second most widespread: Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity (Very small minority) Confident 300 CE 500 CE
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22 Axum II 3. Third most widespread: Judaism (Very small minority) Confident 350 CE  599 CE
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23 Axum III 1. Most widespread: Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity (Vast majority) Confident 600 CE  800 CE
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24 Axum III 2. Second most widespread: Ethiopian Religion (Sizeable minority) Confident 600 CE  800 CE
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25 Axum III 3. Third most widespread: Judaism (Sizeable minority) Confident 600 CE  800 CE
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26 Kaabu 1. Most widespread: Kaabu Religion Confident 1500 CE  1867 CE
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27 Kaabu 2. Second most widespread: Islam Confident 1500 CE  1867 CE
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28 Kaabu Other: Methodist Christianity Confident 1500 CE  1867 CE
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29 Proto-Yoruboid 1. Most widespread: Orisha Religion (Vast majority) Confident 300 BCE  300 CE
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