| 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 |
|---|---|
| irrigation_system | The absence or presence of irrigation system for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Irrigation System | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 |
(Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty is assumed. [1310, 1526] |
present |
None | |
| 133 |
(Monagrillo) |
Full Year Range of Monagrillo is assumed. [-3000, -1300] |
absent |
'In some parts of the world [agricultural risk-minimization] was accomplished through infrastructure such as dams and large-scale irrigation canals [...] but there is no evidence for such features among the regions of Central Panama.' [Berrey 2015, p. 207] | |
| 134 |
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed. [919, 1125] |
absent |
None | |
| 135 |
(Kingdom of Georgia II) |
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Georgia II is assumed. [975, 1243] |
present |
None | |
| 138 |
(Makuria Kingdom III) |
Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom III is assumed. [850, 1099] |
present |
None | |
| 140 |
(Chaulukya Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Chaulukya Dynasty is assumed. [941, 1245] |
present |
"We learn from Sridhara's Devattapana-prasasti that one of his ancestors was commissioned by Mularaja I to dig square and round wells and tanks (vapi-kupa-tadaga), which shows clearly that from the beginning of the Chaulukya rule officers were employed to look after the irrigation of the country." [Majumdar 1956, p. 216] |