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
241
(Susiana B)
Full Year Range of Susiana B is assumed.
[-5700, -5100]
absent
None
242
(Elam II)
Full Year Range of Elam II is assumed.
[-743, -647]
present
None
243
(Parthian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire II is assumed.
[41, 226]
present
None
244
(Parthian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire II is assumed.
[41, 226]
absent
None
245
(Qajar)
Full Year Range of Qajar is assumed.
[1794, 1925]
present
None
246
(Seleucids)
Full Year Range of Seleucids is assumed.
[-312, -63]
present
None
247
(Susa II)
Full Year Range of Susa II is assumed.
[-3800, -3100]
absent
None
248
(Igodomingodo)
Full Year Range of Igodomingodo is assumed.
[900, 1450]
present
None
249
(Susa III)
Full Year Range of Susa III is assumed.
[-3100, -2675]
absent
None
250
(Wari Empire)
Full Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed.
[650, 999]
present
None
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