Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Canal

Talking about transport infrastructure, canals refers to canals built and/or maintained by the polity (that is, code 'present' even if the polity did not build a canal, 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
canal The absence or presence of canal for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Canal Description   Edit
101
(La Tene B2-C1)
Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed.
[-325, -175]
absent
None
102
(Kediri Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kediri Kingdom is assumed.
[1049, 1222]
present
None
103
(Mataram Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Mataram Sultanate is assumed.
[1568, 1755]
present
None
104
(Deccan - Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Deccan - Neolithic is assumed.
[-2700, -1200]
unknown
None
105
(Saffarid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
present
None
106
(Early A'chik)
Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed.
[1775, 1867]
absent
None
107
(Kadamba Empire)
Full Year Range of Kadamba Empire is assumed.
[345, 550]
unknown
None
108
(Rashtrakuta Empire)
Full Year Range of Rashtrakuta Empire is assumed.
[753, 973]
unknown
None
109
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
unknown
None
110
(Banu Ghaniya)
Full Year Range of Banu Ghaniya is assumed.
[1126, 1227]
unknown
None
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