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
21
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
unknown
None
22
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
present
None
23
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
unknown
None
24
(Ayyubid Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Ayyubid Sultanate is assumed.
[1171, 1250]
unknown
None
25
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
unknown
None
26
(Egypt - Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty I is assumed.
[-3100, -2900]
absent
None
27
(Egypt - Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty II is assumed.
[-2900, -2687]
unknown
None
28
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
unknown
None
29
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed.
[1260, 1348]
unknown
None
30
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
unknown
None
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