Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Written Record

written records are more than short and fragmentary inscriptions, such as found on tombs or runic stones. there must be several sentences strung together, at the very minimum. for example, royal proclamations from mesopotamia and egypt qualify as written records (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
written_record	The absence or presence of written record for a polity.

Actual Data:

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Written Record	Description	Edit
211	(Asuka)	Full Year Range of Asuka is assumed. [538, 710]	present	None
212	(Bulgaria - Middle)	Full Year Range of Bulgaria - Middle is assumed. [865, 1018]	present	None
213	(Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period)	Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period is assumed. [-488, -223]	present	None
214	(Crimean Khanate)	Full Year Range of Crimean Khanate is assumed. [1440, 1783]	present	None
215	(Jayarid Khanate)	Full Year Range of Jayarid Khanate is assumed. [1336, 1393]	present	None
216	(Kangju)	Full Year Range of Kangju is assumed. [-150, 350]	present	None
217	(Kazan Khanate)	Full Year Range of Kazan Khanate is assumed. [1438, 1552]	present	None
218	(Kingdom of Georgia II)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Georgia II is assumed. [975, 1243]	present	None
219	(Lakhmid Kigdom)	Full Year Range of Lakhmid Kigdom is assumed. [400, 611]	present	None
220	(Russian Principate)	Full Year Range of Russian Principate is assumed. [1133, 1240]	present	EMPTY_COMMENT

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