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
11
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
1380 CE 1450 CE
present
None
12
(Ottoman Emirate)
1388 CE 1413 CE
present
None
13
(Ottoman Emirate)
1388 CE 1413 CE
absent
None
14
(Ak Koyunlu)
1400 CE
absent
None
15
(Sind - Samma Dynasty)
1400 CE 1449 CE
unknown
None
16
(Delhi Sultanate)
1400 CE 1449 CE
unknown
None
17
(Ottoman Empire I)
1402 CE 1422 CE
unknown
None
18
(Ottoman Empire I)
1422 CE 1517 CE
present
None
19
(Sind - Samma Dynasty)
1450 CE 1521 CE
present
None
20
(Delhi Sultanate)
1450 CE 1526 CE
present
None
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