Historical Labour Relations in China for 1500 and 1800

China's historical labour relations data for the years 1500 and 1800, created by Christine Moll-Murata. This version, updated in October 2020, includes only records containing labour relations, with population data removed. The dataset underwent cleaning, separation of male and female individuals, and removal of duplicate records.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the composition of the historical labour force based on the separation of male and female individuals.
• Studying long-term changes in labour relations between the 16th and 19th centuries in China.
• Conducting comparative historical research on labour structures using cleaned and deduplicated records.

Strengths

• Data cleaning and removal of duplicate records were performed, as stated in the description.
• Male and female individuals are separated, allowing for gender-based analysis.
• The dataset is part of the larger Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations 1500-2000 project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset excludes all population data, focusing solely on labour relations records.

Provenance

Source

Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations 1500-2000 Dataset, via DataverseNL.

Collection Method

An abridged data format created by Daan Jansen (IISH), continuing earlier work by Joris Kok (IISH).

Time Range

1500, 1800

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 06:11:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China