Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Religious Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, religious literature differs from the sacred texts. for example, it may provide commentary on the sacred texts, or advice on how to live a virtuous life. (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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
religious_literature	The absence or presence of religious literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Religious Literature	Description	Edit
41	(Early Tana 2)	Full Year Range of Early Tana 2 is assumed. [750, 1099]	present	None
42	(Early Tana 1)	Full Year Range of Early Tana 1 is assumed. [500, 749]	unknown	None
43	(Early Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Early Wagadu Empire is assumed. [250, 700]	absent	None
44	(Ghaznavid Empire)	Full Year Range of Ghaznavid Empire is assumed. [998, 1040]	present	None
45	(Idrisids)	Full Year Range of Idrisids is assumed. [789, 917]	present	None
46	(Kakatiya Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kakatiya Dynasty is assumed. [1175, 1324]	present	None
47	(Kalachuris of Kalyani)	Full Year Range of Kalachuris of Kalyani is assumed. [1157, 1184]	present	None
48	(Kamarupa Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Kamarupa Kingdom is assumed. [350, 1130]	present	None
49	(Kangju)	Full Year Range of Kangju is assumed. [-150, 350]	unknown	None
50	(Maravi Empire)	Full Year Range of Maravi Empire is assumed. [1622, 1870]	absent	None

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