Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Examination System

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, the paradigmatic example of an examination system is the chinese imperial system.   (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
examination_system The absence or presence of examination system for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Examination System Description   Edit
11
(Early East Africa Iron Age)
Full Year Range of Early East Africa Iron Age is assumed.
[200, 499]
absent
None
12
(Early Tana 1)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 1 is assumed.
[500, 749]
unknown
None
13
(Early Tana 2)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed.
[750, 1099]
unknown
None
14
(Banu Ghaniya)
Full Year Range of Banu Ghaniya is assumed.
[1126, 1227]
unknown
None
15
(Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period)
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period is assumed.
[-740, -489]
absent
None
16
(Macedonian Empire)
Full Year Range of Macedonian Empire is assumed.
[-330, -312]
absent
None
17
(Early East Africa Iron Age)
Full Year Range of Early East Africa Iron Age is assumed.
[200, 499]
absent
None
18
(Early Tana 1)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 1 is assumed.
[500, 749]
unknown
None
19
(Early Tana 2)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed.
[750, 1099]
unknown
None
20
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
unknown
None
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