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

Copper

The absence or presence of copper as a military technology used in warfare.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Copper Description   Edit
71
(Hoysala Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed.
[1108, 1346]
present
None
72
(Kampili Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kampili Kingdom is assumed.
[1280, 1327]
present
None
73
(Kannauj - Varman Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Kannauj - Varman Dynasty is assumed.
[650, 780]
present
None
74
(Rashtrakuta Empire)
Full Year Range of Rashtrakuta Empire is assumed.
[753, 973]
present
None
75
(Vijayanagara Empire)
Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed.
[1336, 1646]
present
None
76
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
present
None
77
(Neo-Assyrian Empire)
Full Year Range of Neo-Assyrian Empire is assumed.
[-911, -612]
present
None
78
(Neo-Babylonian Empire)
Full Year Range of Neo-Babylonian Empire is assumed.
[-626, -539]
present
None
79
(Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic is assumed.
[-9000, -5501]
absent
None
80
(Safavid Empire)
Full Year Range of Safavid Empire is assumed.
[1501, 1722]
unknown
None
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