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
181
(Alaouite Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Alaouite Dynasty I is assumed.
[1631, 1727]
present
None
182
(Rasulid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed.
[1229, 1453]
present
None
183
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
present
None
184
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
185
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
186
(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed.
[868, 969]
present
None
187
(Saffarid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
present
None
188
(British Empire I)
Full Year Range of British Empire I is assumed.
[1690, 1849]
present
None
189
(Anglo-Saxon England I)
Full Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England I is assumed.
[410, 926]
present
None
190
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
present
None
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