Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Military use of Metals

Iron

The absence or presence of iron as a military technology used in warfare.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Iron Description   Edit
161
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
162
(Hmong - Early Chinese)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed.
[1895, 1941]
present
None
163
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
present
None
164
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
absent
None
165
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
166
(Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7000, -6600]
absent
None
167
(Konya Plain - Early Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Neolithic is assumed.
[-9600, -7000]
absent
None
168
(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed.
[-6600, -6000]
absent
None
169
(Ottoman Emirate)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Emirate is assumed.
[1299, 1402]
present
None
170
(Sind - Abbasid-Fatimid Period)
Full Year Range of Sind - Abbasid-Fatimid Period is assumed.
[854, 1193]
present
None
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