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
331
(Elam - Awan Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Elam - Awan Dynasty I is assumed.
[-2675, -2100]
present
None
332
(Parthian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire I is assumed.
[-247, 40]
absent
None
333
(Sasanid Empire I)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire I is assumed.
[205, 487]
absent
None
334
(Susa II)
Full Year Range of Susa II is assumed.
[-3800, -3100]
present
None
335
(Susa III)
Full Year Range of Susa III is assumed.
[-3100, -2675]
present
None
336
(Ostrogothic Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Ostrogothic Kingdom is assumed.
[489, 554]
present
None
337
(Papal States - Renaissance Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Renaissance Period is assumed.
[1378, 1527]
present
None
338
(Republic of Venice IV)
Full Year Range of Republic of Venice IV is assumed.
[1564, 1797]
present
None
339
(Tokugawa Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Tokugawa Shogunate is assumed.
[1603, 1868]
present
None
340
(Late Angkor)
Full Year Range of Late Angkor is assumed.
[1220, 1432]
present
None
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