Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Military use of Metals

Bronze

The absence or presence of bronze as a military technology used in warfare. bronze is an alloy that includes copper, so a polity that uses bronze in warfare is familiar with copper technology and probably uses it to at least a limited extent. consequently, if a culture uses bronze in warfare and there is no mention of using copper then 'inferred present' is probably best.  

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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition Choices
bronze The absence or presence of bronze for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Bronze Description   Edit
121
(Umayyad Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed.
[661, 750]
present
None
122
(East Roman Empire)
Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed.
[395, 631]
present
None
123
(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)
Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed.
[-1180, -900]
present
None
124
(Ottoman Emirate)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Emirate is assumed.
[1299, 1402]
present
None
125
(Western Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Western Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[582, 630]
present
None
126
(Chenla)
Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed.
[550, 825]
present
None
127
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
Full Year Range of Exarchate of Ravenna is assumed.
[568, 751]
present
None
128
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
present
None
129
(Funan I)
Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed.
[225, 540]
present
None
130
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
present
None
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