Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Chainmail

The absence or presence of chainmail as a military technology used in warfare. we’re using a broad definition of chainmail. habergeon was the word used to describe the chinese version and that would qualify as chainmail. armor that is made of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.  

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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
chainmail The absence or presence of chainmail for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Chainmail Description   Edit
51
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed.
[1841, 1987]
absent
None
52
(Kalingga Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kalingga Kingdom is assumed.
[500, 732]
unknown
None
53
(Canaan)
Full Year Range of Canaan is assumed.
[-2000, -1175]
absent
None
54
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
absent
None
55
(Early A'chik)
Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed.
[1775, 1867]
absent
None
56
(Late A'chik)
Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed.
[1867, 1956]
absent
None
57
(Akkadian Empire)
Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed.
[-2270, -2083]
absent
None
58
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
unknown
None
59
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
absent
None
60
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
absent
None
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