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
71
(Warring States Japan)
Full Year Range of Warring States Japan is assumed.
[1467, 1568]
uncoded
unknown
72
(Ashikaga Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Ashikaga Shogunate is assumed.
[1336, 1467]
uncoded
unknown
73
(Carolingian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed.
[840, 987]
uncoded
unknown
74
(Hausa bakwai)
Full Year Range of Hausa bakwai is assumed.
[900, 1808]
present
None
75
(Kanem-Borno)
Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed.
[1380, 1893]
present
None
76
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
uncoded
Unknown.
77
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
uncoded
Unknown.
78
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
Full Year Range of Exarchate of Ravenna is assumed.
[568, 751]
uncoded
unknown
79
(Hephthalite Empire)
Full Year Range of Hephthalite Empire is assumed.
[408, 561]
uncoded
unknown
80
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
absent
None
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