| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 |
(Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period) |
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period is assumed. [-1069, -747] |
present |
None | |
| 154 |
(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon) |
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Bourbon is assumed. [1589, 1660] |
present |
None | |
| 155 |
(Proto-French Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Proto-French Kingdom is assumed. [987, 1150] |
present |
None | |
| 156 |
(Carolingian Empire I) |
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed. [752, 840] |
absent |
None | |
| 157 |
(Carolingian Empire II) |
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed. [840, 987] |
present |
None | |
| 159 |
(French Kingdom - Early Valois) |
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Valois is assumed. [1328, 1450] |
present |
None | |
| 160 |
(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] |