Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Bridge

bridges refers to bridges built and/or maintained by the polity (that is, code 'present' even if the polity did not build a bridge, but devotes resources to maintaining it).   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
bridge The absence or presence of bridge for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Bridge Description   Edit
121
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
122
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
123
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
present
None
124
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
125
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
present
None
126
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
127
(Naqada II)
Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed.
[-3550, -3300]
absent
None
128
(Sogdiana - City-States Period)
Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed.
[604, 711]
present
"It was in the name of the com- munity that the town could rent out certain properties, such as the bridge at Panjikent, the toll of which was entrusted to two persons, on condition that they pay 150 silver drachms in advance for the annual receipts." §REF§(De la Vaissière 2005, 168)§REF§
129
(Rasulid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed.
[1229, 1453]
present
There was a Rasulid bridge at Damt.§REF§(Lamprakos 2016) Michele Lamprakos. 2016. Building a World Heritage City: Sanaa, Yemen. Routledge.§REF§
130
(Norman England)
Full Year Range of Norman England is assumed.
[1066, 1153]
present
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