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
11
(Sena Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sena Dynasty is assumed.
[1095, 1245]
present
None
12
(Avar Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Avar Khaganate is assumed.
[586, 822]
unknown
None
13
(Axum II)
Full Year Range of Axum II is assumed.
[350, 599]
unknown
None
14
(Axum III)
Full Year Range of Axum III is assumed.
[600, 800]
unknown
None
15
(Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period)
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period is assumed.
[-488, -223]
present
None
16
(Eastern Zhou)
Full Year Range of Eastern Zhou is assumed.
[-475, -256]
present
None
17
(Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period)
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period is assumed.
[-740, -489]
present
None
18
(Duchy of Aquitaine I)
Full Year Range of Duchy of Aquitaine I is assumed.
[602, 768]
present
None
19
(Kakatiya Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Kakatiya Dynasty is assumed.
[1175, 1324]
present
None
20
(Banu Ghaniya)
Full Year Range of Banu Ghaniya is assumed.
[1126, 1227]
unknown
None
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