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
21
(Gupta Empire)
Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed.
[320, 550]
present
None
22
(Five Dynasties Period)
Full Year Range of Five Dynasties Period is assumed.
[906, 970]
present
None
23
(La Tene C2-D)
Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed.
[-175, -27]
unknown
None
24
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
unknown
None
25
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
present
None
26
(Hmong - Early Chinese)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed.
[1895, 1941]
absent
None
27
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
unknown
None
28
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
29
(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-2000, -1201]
unknown
None
30
(La Tene B2-C1)
Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed.
[-325, -175]
unknown
None
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