Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Canal

Talking about transport infrastructure, canals refers to canals built and/or maintained by the polity (that is, code 'present' even if the polity did not build a canal, 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
canal The absence or presence of canal for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Canal Description   Edit
211
(Majapahit Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Majapahit Kingdom is assumed.
[1292, 1518]
present
None
212
(Yehuda)
Full Year Range of Yehuda is assumed.
[-141, -63]
absent
None
213
(Delhi Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Delhi Sultanate is assumed.
[1206, 1526]
present
None
214
(Late A'chik)
Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed.
[1867, 1956]
absent
None
215
(Magadha - Maurya Empire)
Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed.
[-324, -187]
present
None
216
(Mughal Empire)
Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed.
[1526, 1858]
present
None
217
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate I is assumed.
[750, 946]
present
None
218
(Ilkhanate)
Full Year Range of Ilkhanate is assumed.
[1256, 1339]
present
None
219
(Holy Roman Empire - Hohenstaufen and Welf Dynasties)
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Hohenstaufen and Welf Dynasties is assumed.
[1126, 1254]
present
None
220
(Parthian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire II is assumed.
[41, 226]
present
None
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