Section: Information / Measurement System

Volume Measurement System

Textual evidence of volume measurement systems. Measurement units are named in sources. Archaeological evidence includes finding containers of standard volume, etc. (use "inferred present" in such cases)  
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
Volume Measurement System The absence or presence of "Volume Measurement System" for a polity.

Volume Measurement System
#    Polity     Year(s)      Volume Measurement System   Confidence     Disputed?     Expert?   Edit
1 Khwarezmid Empire * Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed.
[1157, 1231]
present Confident No Edit
2 Tudor and Early Stuart England * Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed.
[1486, 1689]
present Confident No Edit
3 Lombard Kingdom * Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
unknown Suspected No Edit
4 Saffarid Caliphate * Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
present Inferred No Edit
5 Hohokam Culture * Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
unknown Suspected No Edit
6 Antebellum US * Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed.
[1776, 1865]
present Confident No Edit
7 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I * Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed.
[1454, 1648]
present Confident No Edit
8 Napoleonic France * Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present Confident No Edit
9 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II 1867 CE 1918 CE present Confident No Edit
10 Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II * Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II is assumed.
[1649, 1918]
present Confident No Edit
11 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
12 Early United Mexican States * Year Range of Early United Mexican States is assumed.
[1810, 1920]
present Confident No Edit
13 Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II * Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II is assumed.
[1776, 1917]
present Confident No Edit
14 Golden Horde * Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
unknown Suspected No Edit
15 Us Reconstruction-Progressive * Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
present Confident No Edit
16 Plantagenet England * Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
unknown Suspected No Edit
17 British Empire I * Year Range of British Empire I is assumed.
[1690, 1849]
present Confident No Edit
18 Soviet Union 1923 CE 1991 CE present Confident No Edit
19 Dutch Empire * Year Range of Dutch Empire is assumed.
[1648, 1795]
present Confident No Edit
20 Kingdom of Jimma * Year Range of Kingdom of Jimma is assumed.
[1790, 1932]
present Inferred No Edit
21 Adal Sultanate * Year Range of Adal Sultanate is assumed.
[1375, 1543]
present Confident No Edit
22 Tunni Sultanate * Year Range of Tunni Sultanate is assumed.
[800, 1200]
present Confident No Edit
23 Ajuran Sultanate * Year Range of Ajuran Sultanate is assumed.
[1250, 1700]
present Confident No Edit
24 Habr Yunis * Year Range of Habr Yunis is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
present Inferred No Edit
25 Kingdom of Gomma * Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed.
[1780, 1886]
present Inferred No Edit
26 Sultanate of Geledi * Year Range of Sultanate of Geledi is assumed.
[1750, 1911]
present Confident No Edit
27 Shoa Sultanate * Year Range of Shoa Sultanate is assumed.
[1108, 1285]
present Confident No Edit
28 Harla Kingdom * Year Range of Harla Kingdom is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
present Inferred No Edit
29 Hadiya Sultanate * Year Range of Hadiya Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1680]
present Inferred No Edit
30 Ifat Sultanate * Year Range of Ifat Sultanate is assumed.
[1280, 1375]
present Confident No Edit
31 Medri Bahri * Year Range of Medri Bahri is assumed.
[1310, 1889]
present Inferred No Edit
32 Majeerteen Sultanate * Year Range of Majeerteen Sultanate is assumed.
[1750, 1926]
present Confident No Edit
33 Funj Sultanate * Year Range of Funj Sultanate is assumed.
[1504, 1820]
present Inferred No Edit
34 Kingdom of Kaffa * Year Range of Kingdom of Kaffa is assumed.
[1390, 1897]
present Inferred No Edit
35 Kingdom of Gumma * Year Range of Kingdom of Gumma is assumed.
[1800, 1897]
present Inferred No Edit
36 Emirate of Harar * Year Range of Emirate of Harar is assumed.
[1650, 1875]
present Inferred No Edit
37 Early Sultanate of Aussa * Year Range of Early Sultanate of Aussa is assumed.
[1734, 1895]
present Inferred No Edit
38 Isaaq Sultanate * Year Range of Isaaq Sultanate is assumed.
[1300, 1886]
present Inferred No Edit
39 Classical Ife * Year Range of Classical Ife is assumed.
[1000, 1400]
present Inferred No Edit
40 Sokoto Caliphate * Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed.
[1804, 1904]
present Inferred No Edit
41 Kingdom of Waalo 1287 CE 1674 CE unknown Suspected No Edit
42 Kingdom of Waalo 1675 CE 1855 CE present Confident No Edit
43 British Empire IIIIIIIIII * Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present Confident No Edit
44 Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty * Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
present Confident No Edit