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Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty

1454 CE 1517 CE

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1229 CE 1453 CE Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn) [None]

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General Description

The Tahirid dynasty occupied and ruled modern-day Yemen between 1454 and 1517 CE, establishing a capital in al-Miqrãnah and maintaining the winter capital in Zabid as had the previous Rasulid sultans who were overthrown by the Tahirids. ^[1] Prominent builders, the Tahirids created schools, mosques, massive irrigation systems, roads, and bridges. ^[2] The polity was characterized by several battles, skirmishes, and seizures between the Zaydis and Tahirids, beginning in 1460 in Radm. Tensions culminated in 1501 when Tahirid sultan Amir commenced his four-year-long campaign to conquer the northern territories held by the Zaydi dynasty. ^[3]
No population estimates were found in the consulted literature; however, the water supply in al-Miqrãnah could support 100,000 people, though it is unclear how many people lived there or in the polity. ^[4]
Political organization was comprised of a 4-tiered settlement hierarchy, with the capital in Zabid followed by towns of various sizes. ^[5] The polity was led by a sultan, who headed a central government which was then followed by a provincial line. ^[1]

[1]: (Bosworth 2014) Clifford Edmund Bosworth. 2014. The New Islamic Dynasties. Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh.

[2]: Porter, Venetia Ann (1992) The history and monuments of the Tahirid dynasty of the Yemen 858-923/1454-1517, Durham theses, Durham University, p. 183, Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5867/

[3]: Porter, Venetia Ann (1992) The history and monuments of the Tahirid dynasty of the Yemen 858-923/1454-1517, Durham theses, Durham University, pp. 111-115, Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5867/

[4]: Venetia Porter, ‘THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE TĀHIRID DYNASTY OF THE YEMEN’, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 19, Proceedings of the Twenty Second SEMINAR FOR ARABIAN STUDIES held at Oxford on 26th - 28th July 1988 (1989), p. 105

[5]: (Stookey 1978, 122) Robert W Stookey. 1978. Yemen: The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Westview Press. Boulder.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Original Name

1 Capital

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language Genus

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Courier

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

1 Long Wall

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Polearm

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 Breastplate

Naval technology

1 Specialized Military Vessel

1 Small Vessels Canoes Etc

1 Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

3 Power Transition

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn) was in:
(1454 CE 1517 CE)	Yemeni Coastal Plain

Home NGA: Yemeni Coastal Plain

General Variables

Identity and Location Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Original Name	Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Capital	Zabid	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Temporal Bounds Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[1454 CE ➜ 1517 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	TrOttm3	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Preceding Entity 1229 CE 1453 CE	Rasulid Dynasty (ye_rasulid_dyn) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	unitary state	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Language Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Semitic	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Language Genus	Afro-Asiatic	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Language	Arabic	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Religion Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Islam	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	- Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Polity Territory	- Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Polity Population	- Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Religious Level	[3 to 4]	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Military Level	- Undecided	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Administrative Level	5	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Professions Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Merit Promotion	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Examination System	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Law Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Judge	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Court	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Irrigation System	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Port	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Canal	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Information / Writing System Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Script	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Practical Literature	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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History	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Fiction	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Calendar	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Information / Money Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Precious Metal	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Foreign Coin	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Article	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Information / Postal System Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Courier	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Information / Measurement System Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moat	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Earth Rampart	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Long Wall	unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Military use of Metals Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Iron	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Projectiles Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Sling	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Javelin	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Crossbow	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Composite Bow	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Handheld weapons Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Sword	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Spear	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Polearm	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Battle Axe	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Animals used in warfare Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Elephant	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Donkey	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Camel	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Armor Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Shield	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Scaled Armor	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Plate Armor	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Laminar Armor	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Chainmail	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Naval technology Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Present Inferred	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Unknown Suspected	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Present	1454 CE 1517 CE
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Human Sacrifice Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty (ye_tahirid_dyn)

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