| 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 |
|---|---|
| bridge | The absence or presence of bridge for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Bridge | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 |
(Phoenician Empire) |
Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed. [-1200, -332] |
absent |
Bridges were absent in neighboring Iron-Age Israel.§REF§Dorsey (1991).§REF§ | |
| 122 |
(Eastern Turk Khaganate) |
Full Year Range of Eastern Turk Khaganate is assumed. [583, 630] |
unknown |
None | |
| 123 |
(Cahokia - Sand Prairie) |
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed. [1275, 1400] |
absent |
There were no bridges in prehistoric North America. | |
| 124 |
(Oneota) |
Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed. [1400, 1650] |
absent |
Inference approved by Peter Peregrine. | |
| 126 |
(Chagatai Khanate) |
Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed. [1263, 1402] |
present |
Present in Mongolian Empire. | |
| 127 |
(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed. [1454, 1517] |
present |
This is based on the codes for the Rasulids as 'Sultan 'Amir also appears to have been emulating the high period of Rasulid power a hundred years earlier'§REF§Porter, Venetia Ann (1992) The history and monuments of the Tahirid dynasty of the Yemen 858-923/1454-1517, Durham theses, Durham University, p. 4 Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5867/§REF§. There was a Rasulid bridge at Damt.§REF§(Lamprakos 2016) Michele Lamprakos. 2016. Building a World Heritage City: Sanaa, Yemen. Routledge.§REF§ | |
| 129 |
(Xianbei Confederation) |
Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed. [100, 250] |
unknown |
None | |