Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Gunpowder Siege Artillery

The absence or presence of gunpowder siege artillery as a military technology used in warfare. for example, cannon, mortars.  

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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
gunpowder_siege_artillery The absence or presence of gunpowder siege artillery for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Gunpowder Siege Artillery Description   Edit
171
(Oaxaca - Rosario)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Rosario is assumed.
[-700, -500]
absent
None
172
(Oaxaca - San Jose)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed.
[-1150, -700]
absent
None
173
(Oaxaca - Tierras Largas)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Tierras Largas is assumed.
[-1400, -1150]
absent
None
174
(Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial is assumed.
[1734, 1883]
absent
None
175
(Orokaiva - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Colonial is assumed.
[1884, 1942]
absent
None
176
(Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period is assumed.
[-1300, -500]
absent
None
177
(Fatimid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Fatimid Caliphate is assumed.
[909, 1171]
absent
None
178
(East Roman Empire)
Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed.
[395, 631]
absent
None
179
(Lysimachus Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lysimachus Kingdom is assumed.
[-323, -281]
absent
None
180
(Jenne-jeno III)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno III is assumed.
[400, 899]
absent
None
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