Section: Information / Measurement System

Length Measurement System

Textual evidence of length measurement systems. Measurement units are named in sources.  
Contributors: Seshat RAs and Experts

Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition
Length Measurement System The absence or presence of "Length Measurement System" for a polity.

Length Measurement System
#    Polity     Year(s)      Length Measurement System   Confidence     Disputed?     Expert?   Edit
1 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II 1867 CE 1918 CE present Confident No Edit
2 Soviet Union 1923 CE 1991 CE present Confident No Edit
3 Early United Mexican States * Year Range of Early United Mexican States is assumed.
[1810, 1920]
present Confident No Edit
4 Dutch Empire * Year Range of Dutch Empire is assumed.
[1648, 1795]
present Confident No Edit
5 Adal Sultanate * Year Range of Adal Sultanate is assumed.
[1375, 1543]
present Confident No Edit
6 Tunni Sultanate * Year Range of Tunni Sultanate is assumed.
[800, 1200]
present Confident No Edit
7 Ajuran Sultanate * Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed.
[1250, 1700]
present Confident No Edit
8 Sultanate of Geledi * Year Range of Sultanate of Geledi is assumed.
[1750, 1911]
present Confident No Edit
9 British Empire I * Year Range of British Empire I is assumed.
[1690, 1849]
present Confident No Edit
10 Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty * Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
present Confident No Edit
11 Shoa Sultanate * Year Range of Shoa Sultanate is assumed.
[1108, 1285]
present Confident No Edit
12 Ifat Sultanate * Year Range of Ifat Sultanate is assumed.
[1280, 1375]
present Confident No Edit
13 Majeerteen Sultanate * Year Range of Majeerteen Sultanate is assumed.
[1750, 1926]
present Confident No Edit
14 Early Pandyas * Year Range of Early Pandyas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
present Confident No Edit
15 Kingdom of Jimma * Year Range of Kingdom of Jimma is assumed.
[1790, 1932]
present Inferred No Edit
16 Habr Yunis * Year Range of Habr Yunis is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
present Inferred No Edit
17 Kingdom of Gomma * Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed.
[1780, 1886]
present Inferred No Edit
18 Napoleonic France * Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present Confident No Edit
19 Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase * Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed.
[1101, 1140]
present Inferred No Edit
20 Harla Kingdom * Year Range of Harla Kingdom is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
present Inferred No Edit
21 Hadiya Sultanate * Year Range of Hadiya Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1680]
present Inferred No Edit
22 Medri Bahri * Year Range of Medri Bahri is assumed.
[1310, 1889]
present Inferred No Edit
23 Early Cholas * Year Range of Early Cholas is assumed.
[-600, 300]
present Inferred No Edit
24 Funj Sultanate * Year Range of Funj Sultanate is assumed.
[1504, 1820]
present Inferred No Edit
25 Kingdom of Kaffa * Year Range of Kingdom of Kaffa is assumed.
[1390, 1897]
present Inferred No Edit
26 Kingdom of Gumma * Year Range of Kingdom of Gumma is assumed.
[1800, 1897]
present Inferred No Edit
27 Lombard Kingdom * Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
unknown Suspected No Edit
28 Emirate of Harar * Year Range of Emirate of Harar is assumed.
[1650, 1875]
present Inferred No Edit
29 Early Sultanate of Aussa * Year Range of Early Sultanate of Aussa is assumed.
[1734, 1895]
present Inferred No Edit
30 Isaaq Sultanate * Year Range of Isaaq Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
present Inferred No Edit
31 Late Pallava Empire * Year Range of Late Pallava Empire is assumed.
[300, 890]
present Inferred No Edit
32 Kalabhra Dynasty * Year Range of Kalabhra Dynasty is assumed.
[200, 600]
present Inferred No Edit
33 Plantagenet England * Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
present Confident No Edit
34 Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty * Year Range of Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty is assumed.
[1310, 1526]
present Confident No Edit
35 Us Reconstruction-Progressive * Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
present Confident No Edit
36 Antebellum US * Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed.
[1776, 1865]
present Confident No Edit
37 Tudor and Early Stuart England * Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed.
[1486, 1689]
present Confident No Edit
38 Khwarezmid Empire * Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed.
[1157, 1231]
present Confident No Edit
39 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I * Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed.
[1454, 1648]
present Confident No Edit
40 Golden Horde * Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
present Confident No Edit
41 Hohokam Culture * Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
unknown Suspected No Edit
42 British Empire IIIIIIIIII * Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present Confident No Edit
43 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II * Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II is assumed.
[1649, 1918]
present Confident No Edit
44 Saffarid Caliphate * Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
present Inferred No Edit
45 Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II * Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II is assumed.
[1776, 1917]
present Confident No Edit
46 Classical Ife * Year Range of Classical Ife is assumed.
[1000, 1400]
present Inferred No Edit