| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 |
(Yemen - Ottoman period) |
Full Year Range of Yemen - Ottoman period is assumed. [1873, 1920] |
present |
None | |
| 142 |
(Egypt - Dynasty I) |
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty I is assumed. [-3100, -2900] |
present |
None | |
| 145 |
(Viet Baiyu Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Viet Baiyu Kingdom is assumed. [-332, -109] |
present |
None | |
| 147 |
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III) |
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed. [1412, 1517] |
present |
None | |
| 148 |
(Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period) |
Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period is assumed. [-1293, -1070] |
present |
None | |
| 149 |
(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2350, -2150] |
present |
None | |
| 150 |
(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] |