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
71
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
present
None
72
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed.
[395, 476]
present
None
73
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
74
(Majapahit Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Majapahit Kingdom is assumed.
[1292, 1518]
present
None
75
(Kadamba Empire)
Full Year Range of Kadamba Empire is assumed.
[345, 550]
unknown
None
76
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
present
None
77
(Hoysala Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed.
[1108, 1346]
unknown
None
78
(Mughal Empire)
Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed.
[1526, 1858]
present
None
79
(Vijayanagara Empire)
Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed.
[1336, 1646]
present
None
80
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
present
None
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