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
181
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
unknown
None
182
(Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty is assumed.
[1637, 1805]
unknown
None
183
(Durrani Empire)
Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed.
[1747, 1826]
present
None
184
(Hephthalites)
Full Year Range of Hephthalites is assumed.
[408, 561]
present
None
185
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
present
None
186
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
187
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
absent
None
188
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
present
None
189
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
190
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
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