Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Laminar Armor

The absence or presence of laminar armor as a military technology used in warfare. (also known as banded mail, example: lorica segmentata). armor that is made from horizontal overlapping rows or bands of sold armor plates.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Laminar Armor Description   Edit
1
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
250 CE 299 CE
absent
None
2
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
300 CE 349 CE
unknown
None
3
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
350 CE 538 CE
present
None
4
(Kushan Empire)
Full Year Range of Kushan Empire is assumed.
[35, 319]
unknown
None
5
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
unknown
None
6
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
unknown
None
7
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
unknown
None
8
(Chuuk - Late Truk)
Full Year Range of Chuuk - Late Truk is assumed.
[1886, 1948]
absent
None
9
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Valois is assumed.
[1328, 1450]
unknown
None
10
(Chuuk - Early Truk)
Full Year Range of Chuuk - Early Truk is assumed.
[1775, 1886]
absent
None
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