Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Professions

Professional Soldier

Talking about professions, professional soldiers refer to full-time professional soldiers.   (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
professional_soldier The absence or presence of professional soldier for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Professional Soldier Description   Edit
131
(Elam - Igihalkid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Igihalkid Period is assumed.
[-1399, -1200]
unknown
None
132
(Elam - Kidinuid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Kidinuid Period is assumed.
[-1500, -1400]
unknown
None
133
(Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period is assumed.
[-1069, -747]
present
None
134
(Elam - Crisis Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Crisis Period is assumed.
[-1100, -900]
unknown
None
135
(Pre-Ceramic Period)
Full Year Range of Pre-Ceramic Period is assumed.
[-7800, -7200]
absent
None
136
(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed.
[-1720, -1567]
present
None
137
(Yemen Ziyad Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen Ziyad Dynasty is assumed.
[822, 1037]
present
None
138
(The Emirate of Crete)
Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed.
[824, 961]
present
None
139
(French Kingdom - Late Valois)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Valois is assumed.
[1450, 1589]
present
None
140
(Susiana - Early Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed.
[-5100, -4700]
absent
None
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