Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Paper Currency

Paper currency or another kind of fiat money. note that this only refers to indigenously produced paper currency. code absent if colonial money is used.   (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
paper_currency The absence or presence of paper currency for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Paper Currency Description   Edit
31
(Axum II)
Full Year Range of Axum II is assumed.
[350, 599]
absent
None
32
(Portuguese Empire - Renaissance Period)
Full Year Range of Portuguese Empire - Renaissance Period is assumed.
[1495, 1579]
absent
None
33
(British East India Company)
Full Year Range of British East India Company is assumed.
[1757, 1858]
present
None
34
(Kamarupa Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kamarupa Kingdom is assumed.
[350, 1130]
absent
None
35
(Avar Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Avar Khaganate is assumed.
[586, 822]
absent
None
36
(Kakatiya Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Kakatiya Dynasty is assumed.
[1175, 1324]
absent
None
37
(Jayarid Khanate)
Full Year Range of Jayarid Khanate is assumed.
[1336, 1393]
absent
None
38
(Kangju)
Full Year Range of Kangju is assumed.
[-150, 350]
absent
None
39
(Kazan Khanate)
Full Year Range of Kazan Khanate is assumed.
[1438, 1552]
unknown
None
40
(Early Tana 2)
Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed.
[750, 1099]
absent
None
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