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)
Contributors:

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
road The absence or presence of road for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Road Description   Edit
61
(Iban - Pre-Brooke)
Full Year Range of Iban - Pre-Brooke is assumed.
[1650, 1841]
absent
None
62
(Chalukyas of Badami)
Full Year Range of Chalukyas of Badami is assumed.
[543, 753]
unknown
None
63
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
unknown
None
64
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
present
None
65
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
66
(Kadamba Empire)
Full Year Range of Kadamba Empire is assumed.
[345, 550]
unknown
None
67
(Hoysala Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed.
[1108, 1346]
unknown
None
68
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
unknown
None
69
(Sasanid Empire II)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire II is assumed.
[488, 642]
unknown
None
70
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
present
None
Copyright © 2024, Seshat: Global History Databank.
Stay in touch with us: