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
181
(Yemen - Era of Warlords)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Era of Warlords is assumed.
[1038, 1174]
present
None
182
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
absent
None
183
(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed.
[-3200, -2500]
absent
None
184
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
present
None
185
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
present
None
186
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
present
None
187
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
present
None
188
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
present
None
189
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
190
(Neo-Assyrian Empire)
Full Year Range of Neo-Assyrian Empire is assumed.
[-911, -612]
present
None
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