Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Token

tokens, unlike articles, are used only for exchange, and unlike coins, are not manufactured (example: cowries)   (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
token The absence or presence of token for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Token Description   Edit
101
(Foys)
Full Year Range of Foys is assumed.
[1715, 1894]
present
None
102
(Satavahana Empire)
Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed.
[-100, 200]
uncoded
unknown
103
(Whydah)
Full Year Range of Whydah is assumed.
[1671, 1727]
present
None
104
(Sokoto Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed.
[1804, 1904]
present
None
105
(Igala)
Full Year Range of Igala is assumed.
[1600, 1900]
present
None
106
(Buganda II)
Full Year Range of Buganda II is assumed.
[1717, 1894]
present
None
107
(Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì)
Full Year Range of Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì is assumed.
[1043, 1911]
present
None
108
(Benin Empire)
Full Year Range of Benin Empire is assumed.
[1140, 1897]
present
None
109
(Wukari Federation)
Full Year Range of Wukari Federation is assumed.
[1820, 1899]
present
None
110
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
absent
None
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