Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Specialized Government Building

these buildings are where administrative officials are located, and must be distinct from the ruler's palace. they may be used for document storage, registration offices, minting money, etc. defense structures also are not coded here (see military). state-owned/operated workshop should also not be coded here. (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
specialized_government_building	The absence or presence of specialized government building for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Specialized Government Building	Description	Edit
1	(Prepalatial Crete)	2400 BCE 1900 BCE	present	None
2	(Rouran Khaganate)	300 CE 500 CE	unknown	None
3	(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)	500 CE 800 CE	present	None
4	(Rouran Khaganate)	501 CE 551 CE	present	None
5	(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)	800 CE 900 CE	absent	None
6	(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)	800 CE 900 CE	present	None
7	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)	1867 CE 1918 CE	present	None
8	(Soviet Union)	1923 CE 1991 CE	present	None
9	(Classic Tana)	Full Year Range of Classic Tana is assumed. [1000, 1498]	present	Mint. "The minting of coins on the Swahili coast began in the eighth century ce. Only some of the Swahili towns minted coins. Minting was dominated by Kilwa Kisiwani, but mints operated also in Shanga, Zanzibar and Pemba." [Pallaver_Wynne-Jones_LaViolette 2017] Note, too, the administrative complex of Husuni Kubwa, built at height of Kilwa's prosperity: "During the first half of the fourteenth century construction began on Husuni Kubwa (see Figures 2 and 3), a massive domestic and administrative centre located on a high bluff overlooking the ocean, approximately one kilometre east of the town limits . This contained a palatial domestic structure with stepped courtyards, ornate pools, and numerous rooms alongside an extensive administrative building with a great number of storage rooms (Chittick 1974: 174-195) ." [Fleisher_Reid_Lane 2014]
10	(Portuguese Empire - Early Modern)	Full Year Range of Portuguese Empire - Early Modern is assumed. [1640, 1806]	present	"In the early 18th century, "A huge aqueduct was constructed tobring fresh water to Lisbon, and the royal arsenal, gunpowder factory and mint were all substantially rebuilt." [Disney 2009]

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