| 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 |
|---|---|
| postal_station | The absence or presence of postal station for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Postal Station | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 |
(Lysimachus Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Lysimachus Kingdom is assumed. [-323, -281] |
uncoded |
unknown | |
| 122 |
(Mali Empire) |
Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed. [1230, 1410] |
uncoded |
unknown. Daily horseback couriers to provinces. [Niane 1984, p. 160] If these couriers had to travel very long distances did they keep the same horse for the entire journey or exchange horses at designated stations along the route? | |
| 123 |
(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia) |
Full Year Range of Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia is assumed. [-2000, -1700] |
uncoded |
unknown | |
| 124 |
(Satavahana Empire) |
Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed. [-100, 200] |
unknown |
unknown postal stations would have been useful given the territorial coverage of the Satavahana Empire. | |
| 125 |
(Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period) |
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period is assumed. [-740, -489] |
present |
None | |
| 126 |
(Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period) |
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period is assumed. [-488, -223] |
present |
None | |
| 127 |
(Vijayanagara Empire) |
Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed. [1336, 1646] |
unknown |
unknown | |