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Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́

1601 CE 1835 CE

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General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

1 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

2 Suprapolity Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

3 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Utilitarian Public Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

Special-purpose Sites

1 Enclosure

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Article

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

23 Power Transition

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

General Variables

Identity and Location Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	31 N	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Original Name	Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Capital	Oyo Ile	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Alternative Name	Yoruba	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Temporal Bounds Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	[1730 CE ➜ 1790 CE]
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Duration	[1601 CE ➜ 1835 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	ni_dahomey_k nominal allegiance to ni_oyo_emp_2	1715 CE 1894 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	nominal allegiance to [---]	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Succeeding Entity	Ibadan	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Preceding Entity	Early Oyo Empire [None] Update here
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Degree of Centralization	confederated state	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Language Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Niger-Congo	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Language	Yoruba	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Religion Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Yoruba Religions (Ìṣẹ̀ṣe)	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	- Suspected	1601 CE 1769 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	[50,000 to 100,000] people	1770 CE 1800 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	- Suspected	1801 CE 1835 CE
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Polity Territory	46,000 km²	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[4 to 6]	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Religious Level	6	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Military Level	6	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Administrative Level	8	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Professions Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Absent	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Merit Promotion	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Law Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Judge	Present Inferred	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present Inferred	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Court	Present Inferred	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Enclosure	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Information / Writing System Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Script	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Information / Money Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Article	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Information / Postal System Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Information / Measurement System Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Military use of Metals Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Projectiles Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Handheld weapons Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Animals used in warfare Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Armor Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Naval technology Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Absent	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Uncoded	1601 CE 1835 CE
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Human Sacrifice Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ (ni_oyo_emp_2)

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