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
381
(Spanish Empire I)
Full Year Range of Spanish Empire I is assumed.
[1516, 1715]
present
None
382
(Napoleonic France)
Full Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present
None
383
(Hohokam Culture)
Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
unknown
None
384
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
385
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
unknown
None
386
(Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period is assumed.
[-1293, -1070]
present
None
387
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
present
None
388
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
389
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
absent
None
390
(Yangshao)
Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed.
[-5000, -3000]
absent
None
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