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Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty

730 CE 1030 CE

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General Description

The polity of Gurjar ran from c. 730 to 1030 CE with its territory spanning approximately 1 million square kilometres; roughly corresponding to a slightly smaller area than the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar combined. ^[1]
There has been no information could be found in the sources consulted regarding the polity’s overall population, but the imperial capital of Kanauj is thought to have had a population of 80,000 people at its peak in 810 - 950 CE.

[1]: (Keay 2000: 198) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/HSHAKZ3X.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Original Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

2 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

Hierarchical Complexity

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Food Storage Site

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

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

Military use of Metals

1 Iron

Projectiles

1 Tension 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 Shield

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 Breastplate

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

16 Power Transition

Instability Events

15 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn) was in:
(810 CE 1030 CE)	Middle Ganga

Home NGA: Middle Ganga

General Variables

Identity and Location Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Original Name	Gurjar Dynasty	730 CE 1030 CE
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Temporal Bounds Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Duration	[730 CE ➜ 1030 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Language Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Indo-European	730 CE 1030 CE
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Language	Sanskrit	730 CE 1030 CE
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Religion Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	80,000 people	810 CE 950 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	72,000 people	951 CE 1030 CE
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Polity Territory	1,000,000 km²	730 CE 1030 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Professions Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Law Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Port	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Information / Writing System Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Script	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Fiction	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Calendar	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Information / Money Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Paper Currency	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Information / Postal System Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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Courier	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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Information / Measurement System Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moat	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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Earth Rampart	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	730 CE 1030 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Military use of Metals Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Iron	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Projectiles Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Sling	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Self Bow	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Javelin	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Crossbow	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Composite Bow	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	730 CE 1030 CE
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Handheld weapons Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Sword	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Spear	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Polearm	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Battle Axe	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Animals used in warfare Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Elephant	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Donkey	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Camel	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Armor Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Shield	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Plate Armor	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Chainmail	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Breastplate	Present Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Naval technology Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Absent Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	730 CE 1030 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred	730 CE 1030 CE
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Human Sacrifice Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty (in_gurjara_pratihara_dyn)

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