Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Road

Talking about transport infrastructure, roads refers to deliberately constructed roads that connect settlements or other sites. it excludes streets/accessways within settlements and paths between settlements that develop through repeated use.   (See here)
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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]
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Variable Definition
road The absence or presence of road for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Road Description   Edit
21
(Bagan)
Full Year Range of Bagan is assumed.
[1044, 1287]
present
None
22
(Axum III)
Full Year Range of Axum III is assumed.
[600, 800]
present
None
23
(Banu Ghaniya)
Full Year Range of Banu Ghaniya is assumed.
[1126, 1227]
unknown
None
24
(Bulgaria - Early)
Full Year Range of Bulgaria - Early is assumed.
[681, 864]
present
None
25
(Bulgaria - Middle)
Full Year Range of Bulgaria - Middle is assumed.
[865, 1018]
present
None
26
(Chaulukya Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Chaulukya Dynasty is assumed.
[941, 1245]
present
None
27
(Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period)
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period is assumed.
[-740, -489]
present
None
28
(Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period)
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period is assumed.
[-488, -223]
present
None
29
(Duchy of Aquitaine I)
Full Year Range of Duchy of Aquitaine I is assumed.
[602, 768]
present
None
30
(Imamate of Oman and Muscat)
Full Year Range of Imamate of Oman and Muscat is assumed.
[1749, 1895]
present
None
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