Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Bridge

Talking about transport infrastructure, bridges refers to bridges built and/or maintained by the polity (that is, code 'present' even if the polity did not build a bridge, but devotes resources to maintaining it).   (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
bridge The absence or presence of bridge for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Bridge Description   Edit
21
(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Bourbon is assumed.
[1589, 1660]
unknown
None
22
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
unknown
None
23
(Durrani Empire)
Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed.
[1747, 1826]
absent
None
24
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed.
[1454, 1648]
present
Bridges were present, built and maintained throughout the period. §REF§(Curtis 2013: 48) Curtis, Benjamin. 2013. The Habsburgs: The History of a Dynasty. London; New York: Bloomsbury. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/TRKUBP92§REF§
25
(Golden Horde)
Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
present
There were manned river crossing stations in the territory. §REF§Schamiloglu 2018: 21. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/4DIB5VCX§REF§
26
(Napoleonic France)
Full Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present
Bridges were built and maintained across France.§REF§Clapham 1955: 147-150. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/2QKQJQM3.§REF§
27
(Hallstatt A-B1)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed.
[-1000, -900]
unknown
None
28
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
unknown
None
29
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
unknown
None
30
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
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