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
251
(Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7500, -5500]
absent
None
252
(Susa I)
Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed.
[-4300, -3800]
absent
None
253
(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
Full Year Range of Rome - Republic of St Peter II is assumed.
[904, 1198]
present
None
254
(Papal States - High Medieval Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed.
[1198, 1309]
present
None
255
(Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic is assumed.
[-4000, -3200]
absent
None
256
(Whydah)
Full Year Range of Whydah is assumed.
[1671, 1727]
present
None
257
(Aro)
Full Year Range of Aro is assumed.
[1690, 1902]
present
None
258
(Kanem-Borno)
Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed.
[1380, 1893]
present
None
259
(Toro)
Full Year Range of Toro is assumed.
[1830, 1896]
present
None
260
(Kingdom of Nyinginya)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed.
[1650, 1897]
present
None
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