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
291
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
absent
None
292
(East Roman Empire)
Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed.
[395, 631]
present
None
293
(Early Monte Alban I)
Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed.
[-500, -300]
absent
None
294
(Monte Alban Late I)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed.
[-300, -100]
present
None
295
(Sokoto Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed.
[1804, 1904]
absent
None
296
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II is assumed.
[1348, 1412]
present
None
297
(Monte Alban II)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed.
[-100, 200]
present
None
298
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed.
[500, 900]
present
None
299
(Monte Alban V)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban V is assumed.
[900, 1520]
present
None
300
(Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[1200, 1426]
present
None
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