Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Law

Court

Talking about law, courts are buildings specialized for legal proceedings only.   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
court The absence or presence of court for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Court Description   Edit
1
(Sakha - Late)
1632 CE 1889 CE
absent
None
2
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
1841 CE 1924 CE
absent
None
3
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)
1867 CE 1918 CE
present
None
4
(Sakha - Late)
1890 CE 1900 CE
present
None
5
(Soviet Union)
1923 CE 1991 CE
present
None
6
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
1924 CE 1987 CE
present
None
7
(Deccan - Iron Age)
Full Year Range of Deccan - Iron Age is assumed.
[-1200, -300]
unknown
None
8
(Late A'chik)
Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed.
[1867, 1956]
absent
None
9
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
10
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate I is assumed.
[750, 946]
absent
None
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