Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Handheld weapons

Dagger

The absence or presence of daggers as a military technology used in warfare. bladed weapons shorter than 50 cm. includes knives. material is not important (coded elsewhere), thus flint daggers should be coded as present.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Dagger Description   Edit
31
(The Old Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of The Old Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1900, -1700]
present
None
32
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed.
[1260, 1348]
present
None
33
(Ayyubid Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Ayyubid Sultanate is assumed.
[1171, 1250]
present
None
34
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II is assumed.
[1348, 1412]
present
None
35
(Egypt - Dynasty 0)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed.
[-3300, -3100]
present
None
36
(Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period is assumed.
[-1550, -1293]
present
None
37
(Ptolemaic Kingdom I)
Full Year Range of Ptolemaic Kingdom I is assumed.
[-305, -217]
present
None
38
(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)
Full Year Range of Ptolemaic Kingdom II is assumed.
[-217, -30]
present
None
39
(Egypt - Saite Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Saite Period is assumed.
[-664, -525]
present
None
40
(Monopalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1450, -1300]
absent
None
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