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
301
(Oaxaca - Tierras Largas)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Tierras Largas is assumed.
[-1400, -1150]
absent
None
302
(Inca Empire)
Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed.
[1375, 1532]
present
None
303
(Igala)
Full Year Range of Igala is assumed.
[1600, 1900]
absent
None
304
(Egypt - Middle Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Middle Kingdom is assumed.
[-2016, -1700]
present
None
305
(Oaxaca - Rosario)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Rosario is assumed.
[-700, -500]
absent
None
306
(Oaxaca - San Jose)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed.
[-1150, -700]
absent
None
307
(Rattanakosin)
Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed.
[1782, 1873]
absent
None
308
(Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì)
Full Year Range of Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì is assumed.
[1043, 1911]
absent
None
309
(Benin Empire)
Full Year Range of Benin Empire is assumed.
[1140, 1897]
absent
None
310
(Wukari Federation)
Full Year Range of Wukari Federation is assumed.
[1820, 1899]
absent
None
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