Section: Information / Measurement System
Variable: Geometrical Measurement System (All coded records)
Textual evidence of geometrical measurement systems. Measurement units are named in sources. For example: degree.  
Geometrical Measurement System
#  Polity  Coded Value Tags Year(s) Edit Desc
1 Golden Horde Transitional (Absent -> Present) Confident -
With the Islamisation of the Golden Horde came the geometrical buildings of mosques. Geometrical patterns on items such as belt buckles, drinking cups, decorative bowls, and wall decorations were also used. [1]

[1]: Khakimov and Favereau 2017: 434, 476, 497. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/QL8H3FN8


2 Cwezi Dynasty absent Inferred -
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3 Bito Dynasty absent Inferred 1700 CE 1859 CE
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4 Bito Dynasty absent Confident 1860 CE 1894 CE
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5 Early Nyoro absent Inferred -
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6 Grand Principality of Moscow, Rurikid Dynasty absent Inferred -
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7 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I present Confident -
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8 Napoleonic France present Inferred -
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9 Tahert present Inferred -
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10 Third Scythian Kingdom present Inferred -
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11 Tlemcen present Inferred -
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12 Wattasid present Inferred -
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13 Zagwe present Inferred -
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14 Zirids present Inferred -
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15 Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase present Confident -
“The Chacoan people created an urban center of spectacular public architecture by employing formal design, astronomical alignments, geometry, unique masonry, landscaping, and engineering techniques that allowed multi-storied construction for the first time in the American Southwest.” [1] “Many Chacoan petroglyphs are geometric designs such as spirals, mazes, and hatching. There are some depictions of stick figures or stylized humans, flute players, hands, sandals, mountain sheep, birds, and insects. One of the most famous petroglyphs in Chaco Canyon is the Sun Dagger. It consists of two spirals that mark the annual solstices and equinoxes. More recent historic-era pictographs and petroglyphs depict scenes of dancers, men on horseback, and Navajo deities.” [2]

[1]: (“Chaco Culture”) “Chaco Culture” NPS Museum Collections, accessed May 8, 2023, https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/chcu/index1.html. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/NMRVDA5I

[2]: (“Chaco Culture - Communication”) “Chaco Culture” NPS Museum Collections, accessed May 8, 2023, https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/chcu/index6.html. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/NMRVDA5I


16 British Empire I present Confident -
From the seventeenth century gardens were increasingly laid out in geometric and symmetrical designs. In the eighteenth-century symmetrical buildings, houses and gardens was the most fashionable architectural style. [1]

[1]: (Bucholz et al 2013: 374, 376) Bucholz, Robert, Newton Key, and R.O. Bucholz. 2013. Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History. Chicester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=1166775. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/XQGJH96U


17 Saffarid Caliphate present Inferred -
The sources consulted have not confirmed this however it is likely geometry used as this was a feature of Muslim architecture.
18 British Empire IIIIIIIIII present Confident -
From the seventeenth century gardens were increasingly laid out in geometric and symmetrical designs. In the eighteenth-century symmetrical buildings, houses and gardens was the most fashionable architectural style. This continued into the nineteenth century. [1]

[1]: (Bucholz et al 2013: 374, 376) Bucholz, Robert, Newton Key, and R.O. Bucholz. 2013. Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=1166775. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/XQGJH96U


19 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II present Confident 1867 CE 1918 CE
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20 Twelve Bhuyans present Confident -
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21 British East India Company present Confident -
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22 Nawabs of Bengal present Confident -
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23 Qin Empire present Inferred -
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24 Southern Song present Confident -
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25 Macedonian Empire present Inferred -
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26 Portuguese Empire - Renaissance Period present Confident -
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27 Portuguese Empire - Early Modern present Confident -
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28 Ottoman Empire Late Period present Inferred -
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29 Early United Mexican States present Confident -
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30 Plantagenet England present Confident -
The newly built town of Conwy in Wales had tenements laid out in perfect geometric order. [1]

[1]: (Prestwich 2005: 468) Prestwich, Michael. 2005. Plantagenet England 1225-1360. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/XTBKFDCI


31 Us Reconstruction-Progressive present Confident -
Geometry was taught at university level mathematics. [1]

[1]: Volo and Volo 2004: 89. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/SIB5XSW97.


32 Antebellum US present Confident -
Geometry was taught at university level mathematics. [1]

[1]: Volo and Volo 2004: 89. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/SIB5XSW97.


33 Tudor and Early Stuart England present Confident -
From the seventeenth century gardens were increasingly laid out in geometric and symmetrical designs. In the early eighteenth century symmetrical buildings, houses and gardens were the most fashionable. [1]

[1]: (Bucholz et al 2013: 374, 376) Bucholz, Robert, Newton Key, and R.O. Bucholz. 2013. Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=1166775. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/XQGJH96U


34 Idrisids present Inferred -
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35 Kazan Khanate present Inferred -
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36 Later Qin Kingdom present Inferred -
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37 Later Yan Kingdom present Inferred -
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38 Makuria Kingdom II present Inferred -
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39 Makuria Kingdom III present Inferred -
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40 Malacca Sultanate present Inferred -
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41 Mauretania present Inferred -
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42 Numidia present Inferred -
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43 Dutch Empire present Confident -
NO_DESCRIPTION
44 Almoravids present Confident -
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45 Axum II present Inferred -
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46 Axum III present Inferred -
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47 Bagan present Inferred -
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48 Banu Ghaniya present Inferred -
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49 Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period present Inferred -
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50 Eastern Zhou uncoded Undecided -
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51 Malacca Sultanate uncoded Undecided -
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52 Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period uncoded Undecided -
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53 Lombard Kingdom unknown Suspected -
Measurement systems have not been mentioned in the sources consulted.
54 Makuria Kingdom I unknown Suspected -
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55 Kangju unknown Suspected -
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56 Monte Alban V Early Postclassic unknown Suspected -
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57 Monte Alban V Late Postclassic unknown Suspected -
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58 Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty unknown Suspected -
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59 Hohokam Culture unknown Suspected -
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