pre-modern polity
C51857
concept
A pre-modern polity is a historically situated political entity—such as a city-state, kingdom, or empire—whose governance, social order, and legitimacy are structured primarily through kinship, religion, customary law, and personal rule rather than modern bureaucratic, territorial, and legal-rational institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pre-modern polity canonical | 1 |
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields | — |