Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Handheld Firearm

The absence or presence of handheld firearms as a military technology used in warfare. e.g., muskets, pistols, and rifles  

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

# Polity Year(s) Handheld Firearm Description   Edit
11
(Ottoman Empire I)
1440 CE 1517 CE
present
None
12
(Sind - Samma Dynasty)
1450 CE 1521 CE
present
None
13
(Delhi Sultanate)
1450 CE 1526 CE
present
None
14
(Warring States Japan)
1467 CE 1542 CE
absent
None
15
(Ak Koyunlu)
1473 CE 1501 CE
present
None
16
(Oneota)
1500 CE 1640 CE
present
None
17
(Warring States Japan)
1543 CE 1568 CE
present
None
18
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)
1566 CE 1640 CE
absent
None
19
(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)
1600 CE
absent
None
20
(Late Mongols)
1600 CE 1690 CE
present
None
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