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
231
(Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar is assumed.
[-7000, -6000]
absent
None
232
(Buyid Confederation)
Full Year Range of Buyid Confederation is assumed.
[932, 1062]
present
None
233
(Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-5500, -4000]
absent
None
234
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
Full Year Range of Kansai - Kofun Period is assumed.
[250, 537]
present
None
235
(Mutapa)
Full Year Range of Mutapa is assumed.
[1450, 1880]
present
None
236
(Adal Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Adal Sultanate is assumed.
[1375, 1543]
present
None
237
(Achaemenid Empire)
Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed.
[-550, -331]
present
None
238
(Ak Koyunlu)
Full Year Range of Ak Koyunlu is assumed.
[1339, 1501]
present
None
239
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed.
[1412, 1517]
present
None
240
(Susiana A)
Full Year Range of Susiana A is assumed.
[-6000, -5700]
absent
None
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