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
21
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
22
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
present
None
23
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
absent
None
24
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
25
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
present
None
26
(Yangshao)
Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed.
[-5000, -3000]
absent
None
27
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
absent
None
28
(Ayyubid Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Ayyubid Sultanate is assumed.
[1171, 1250]
present
None
29
(Egypt - Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty I is assumed.
[-3100, -2900]
absent
None
30
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
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