Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Full Time Bureaucrat

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, full-time bureaucrats refer to full-time administrative specialists. code this absent if administrative duties are performed by generalists such as chiefs and subchiefs. also code it absent if state officials perform multiple functions, e.g. combining administrative tasks with military duties. note that this variable shouldn't be coded 'present' only on the basis of the presence of specialized government buildings; there must be some additional evidence of functional specialization in government.   (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
full_time_bureaucrat The absence or presence of full time bureaucrat for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Full Time Bureaucrat Description   Edit
121
(Jenne-jeno I)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed.
[-250, 49]
unknown
None
122
(Segou Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Segou Kingdom is assumed.
[1650, 1712]
absent
None
123
(Mongol Empire)
Full Year Range of Mongol Empire is assumed.
[1206, 1368]
present
None
124
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
absent
None
125
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
present
None
126
(Early Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Early Xiongnu is assumed.
[-1400, -300]
absent
None
127
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
present
None
128
(Ashanti Empire)
Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
present
None
129
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
130
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
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