| 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] |
| Verified | A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data. |
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| full_time_bureaucrat | The absence or presence of full time bureaucrat for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Full Time Bureaucrat | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 |
(Early Tana 2) |
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed. [750, 999] |
present |
"The noticeable decline in the import and internal output of this period set against the expansion of the site and population is an expression of increased complexity that may imply a division of labour that relocated the centres for craftwork to elsewhere, away from the Unguja Ukuu site as the public core area for political functions, administration and defence. This must have overtly distinguished Unguja Ukuu as a seat of urban conduct with an aggregation of buildings, groups of immigrants bringing in the old coinage, a market for subsistence resources from the periphery, and providing services to the population within the site territory and beyond." [Juma 2004] | |
| 232 |
(Chandra Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Chandra Dynasty is assumed. [900, 1050] |
present |
Increasingly, government officers were paid by being assigned to lands which they could manage and earn revenue from, rather than in cash, and thus became part of the samanta class. However, hereditary chiefs “gradually assumed many of the functions of government. They not only assessed and collected land revenue, but also assumed more and more administrative powers, such as the right of awarding punishments and exacting fines on their own, which earlier were generally considered royal privileges. They assumed the right to sublet their land to their followers without the prior permission of the ruler, thus increasing the number of people who drew sustenance from land without working on it themselves.” [Chandra 2007] | |
| 233 |
(Five Dynasties Period) |
Full Year Range of Five Dynasties Period is assumed. [906, 970] |
present |
None | |
| 238 |
(Hmong - Early Chinese) |
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed. [1895, 1941] |
absent |
None | |
| 240 |
(Qatabanian Commonwealth) |
Full Year Range of Qatabanian Commonwealth is assumed. [-450, -111] |
present |
None |