Taxation and Conversions in Medieval Egypt

Replication package for a study on taxation, religious conversions, and socioeconomic disparities between Coptic and Muslim populations in medieval Egypt. The dataset was created by Mohamed Saleh and was last updated in February 2026. Specific details on row count, column count, and data structure are unavailable.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between taxation data and religious conversion rates in medieval Egypt.
• Examine socioeconomic indicators to quantify the Coptic-Muslim socioeconomic gap.
• Model the impact of historical tax policies on demographic changes in the region.
• Study the geographic distribution of socioeconomic variables across medieval Egyptian communities.

Strengths

• Dataset is a direct replication package for a published academic article.
• Data was last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The dataset's structure, including row count, column names, and sample data, is unknown.
• The absence of column definitions and sample data limits immediate analytical utility.
• The specific file formats and data size are unspecified, complicating integration.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication package for academic article.

Time Range

Medieval period.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-27.

Geography

Egypt.