Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Script

Talking about writing systems, script is as indicated at least by fragmentary inscriptions (note that if written records are present, then so is script) (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
script	The absence or presence of script for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Script	Description	Edit
31	(Maravi Empire)	Full Year Range of Maravi Empire is assumed. [1622, 1870]	absent	None
32	(Eastern Zhou)	Full Year Range of Eastern Zhou is assumed. [-475, -256]	uncoded	None
33	(Northern Maravi Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Northern Maravi Kingdom is assumed. [1500, 1621]	absent	None
34	(Early Maravi)	Full Year Range of Early Maravi is assumed. [1400, 1499]	absent	None
35	(Southern Song)	Full Year Range of Southern Song is assumed. [1127, 1279]	present	None
36	(Twelve Bhuyans)	Full Year Range of Twelve Bhuyans is assumed. [1538, 1612]	present	None
37	(Pre-Maravi)	Full Year Range of Pre-Maravi is assumed. [1151, 1399]	absent	None
38	(Cwezi Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Cwezi Dynasty is assumed. [1450, 1699]	absent	None
39	(Qin Empire)	Full Year Range of Qin Empire is assumed. [-338, -207]	present	None
40	(Nawabs of Bengal)	Full Year Range of Nawabs of Bengal is assumed. [1717, 1757]	present	None

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