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
21
(Ak Koyunlu)
1500 CE
present
None
22
(Qajar)
1800 CE
unknown
None
23
(Qajar)
1900 CE
present
None
24
(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed.
[1055, 1199]
absent
None
25
(Kidarite Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kidarite Kingdom is assumed.
[388, 477]
absent
None
26
(Rum Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Rum Sultanate is assumed.
[1077, 1307]
absent
None
27
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
absent
None
28
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
absent
None
29
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
absent
None
30
(Hephthalites)
Full Year Range of Hephthalites is assumed.
[408, 561]
absent
None
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