| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321 |
(Austro-Hungarian Monarchy) |
Full Year Range of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy is assumed. [1867, 1918] |
present |
Present since previous polity. Bridges were present, built and maintained throughout the period. §REF§Curtis 2013: 48. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/TRKUBP92.§REF§ | |
| 323 |
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII) |
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed. [1850, 1968] |
present |
The existing transport infrastructure in the UK was developed throughout the Empire at great expense.§REF§( Porter 1999: 129, 254-56, 351, 529, 660, 685, 702) Porter, Andrew, ed. 1999. The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Nineteenth Century, vol. 3, 5 vols. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/GTF9V4CG§REF§ | |
| 324 |
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I) |
Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I is assumed. [1614, 1775] |
present |
Great Stone Bridge in Moscow: Also known as the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, it was originally a wooden bridge built in the 17th century over the Moskva River. In the early 18th century, during the reign of Peter the Great, it was reconstructed in stone, reflecting the era's advancements in bridge construction.§REF§S. O. Shmidt, M. I. Andreev, and V. M. Karev, eds., Moskva: Ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡, Biblioteka Istorii︠a︡ Moskvy s drevneĭshikh vremen do nashikh dneĭ (Moskva: Nauchnoe izd-vo “Bolʹshai︠a︡ rossiĭskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡,” 1997). Zotero link: 28L5IKZJ§REF§ | |
| 325 |
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II) |
Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II is assumed. [1776, 1917] |
present |
Great Stone Bridge in Moscow: Also known as the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, it was originally a wooden bridge built in the 17th century over the Moskva River. In the early 18th century, during the reign of Peter the Great, it was reconstructed in stone, reflecting the era's advancements in bridge construction.§REF§S. O. Shmidt, M. I. Andreev, and V. M. Karev, eds., Moskva: Ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡, Biblioteka Istorii︠a︡ Moskvy s drevneĭshikh vremen do nashikh dneĭ (Moskva: Nauchnoe izd-vo “Bolʹshai︠a︡ rossiĭskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡,” 1997). Zotero link: 28L5IKZJ§REF§ | |
| 326 |
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I) |
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed. [750, 900] |
absent |
There were no bridges in prehistoric North America. | |
| 327 |
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed. [919, 1125] |
present |
Bridges were present across the Empire and continued to be improved and added to for trade and communication purposes, especially from the early twelfth century. §REF§Power 2006: 10. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/4V4WE3ZK§REF§ | |
| 328 |
(Greco-Bactrian Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom is assumed. [-256, -125] |
unknown |
None | |