| 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] |
| Verified | A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data. |
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| bridge | The absence or presence of bridge for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Bridge | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 |
(Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama) |
Full Year Range of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama is assumed. [1568, 1603] |
present |
‘the construction by Hideyoshi of a large-scale bridge across the Kamo River.’§REF§Kirby, John. 1962. From Castle to Teahouse: Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period. Tuttle Publishing.§REF§ | |
| 192 |
(Nara Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed. [710, 794] |
present |
§REF§Brown, Delmer M. 1993. The Cambridge History of Japan Volume 1: Ancient Japan. Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press.p.250§REF§ | |
| 193 |
(Western Turk Khaganate) |
Full Year Range of Western Turk Khaganate is assumed. [582, 630] |
present |
"The Türk state aspired to make the roads safe and gave its backing to the Sogdian diplomats’ trade negotiations."§REF§(Marshak 1996, 242)§REF§ | |
| 194 |
(Funan I) |
Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed. [225, 540] |
present |
Stone bridges date to classical Angkor, but it is likely that bridges were made using wood. As Hendrickson points out: The Phnom Sres (1022 CE) inscription found in the Battambang region makes reference to the construction of reservoirs along roads and a wooden bridge across a river (Jacques 1968:616-617). §REF§(Hendrickson 2007, p. 123)§REF§ | |
| 195 |
(Phoenician Empire) |
Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed. [-1200, -332] |
absent |
Bridges were absent in neighboring Iron-Age Israel.§REF§Dorsey (1991).§REF§ | |
| 196 |
(Eastern Turk Khaganate) |
Full Year Range of Eastern Turk Khaganate is assumed. [583, 630] |
unknown |
None | |
| 197 |
(Cahokia - Sand Prairie) |
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed. [1275, 1400] |
absent |
There were no bridges in prehistoric North America. | |
| 198 |
(Oneota) |
Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed. [1400, 1650] |
absent |
Inference approved by Peter Peregrine. | |
| 200 |
(Chagatai Khanate) |
Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed. [1227, 1402] |
present |
Present in Mongolian Empire. |