Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Road

Talking about transport infrastructure, roads refers to deliberately constructed roads that connect settlements or other sites. it excludes streets/accessways within settlements and paths between settlements that develop through repeated use.   (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
road The absence or presence of road for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Road Description   Edit
331
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
present
None
332
(Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan is assumed.
[-110, 149]
present
None
333
(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed.
[1454, 1517]
present
None
334
(British Empire I)
Full Year Range of British Empire I is assumed.
[1690, 1849]
present
None
335
(Dutch Empire)
Full Year Range of Dutch Empire is assumed.
[1648, 1795]
present
None
336
(Kingdom of Jimma)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Jimma is assumed.
[1790, 1932]
present
None
337
(Kingdom of Gomma)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Gomma is assumed.
[1780, 1886]
present
None
338
(Shoa Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Shoa Sultanate is assumed.
[1108, 1285]
present
None
339
(Emirate of Harar)
Full Year Range of Emirate of Harar is assumed.
[1650, 1875]
present
None
340
(Early Sultanate of Aussa)
Full Year Range of Early Sultanate of Aussa is assumed.
[1734, 1895]
present
None
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