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
281
(Indo-Greek Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Indo-Greek Kingdom is assumed.
[-180, -10]
present
None
282
(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed.
[-3200, -2500]
absent
None
283
(Kachi Plain - Urban Period I)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period I is assumed.
[-2500, -2100]
absent
None
284
(Mongol Empire)
Full Year Range of Mongol Empire is assumed.
[1206, 1368]
present
None
285
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
present
None
286
(Rouran Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Rouran Khaganate is assumed.
[300, 555]
present
None
287
(Late Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed.
[-60, 100]
absent
None
288
(Xianbei Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed.
[100, 250]
unknown
None
289
(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed.
[-209, -60]
absent
None
290
(Elam - Shutrukid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Shutrukid Period is assumed.
[-1199, -1100]
present
None
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