Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Naval technology

Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

The absence or presence of merchant ships pressed into service 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
merchant_ships_pressed_into_service The absence or presence of merchant ships pressed into service for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Description   Edit
11
(Koktepe I)
Full Year Range of Koktepe I is assumed.
[-1400, -1000]
unknown
None
12
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
unknown
None
13
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
unknown
None
14
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
unknown
None
15
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
unknown
None
16
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
unknown
None
17
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
unknown
None
18
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
present
None
19
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
unknown
None
20
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
unknown
None
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