Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Moat

The absence or presence of moat as a military technology used in warfare. differs from a ditch in that it has water  

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

# Polity Year(s) Moat Description   Edit
211
(Konya Plain - Early Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Neolithic is assumed.
[-9600, -7000]
absent
None
212
(Ottoman Empire I)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire I is assumed.
[1402, 1517]
present
None
213
(Phrygian Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Phrygian Kingdom is assumed.
[-900, -695]
unknown
None
214
(Rum Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Rum Sultanate is assumed.
[1077, 1307]
unknown
None
215
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
present
None
216
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
present
None
217
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
218
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
present
None
219
(Peiligang)
Full Year Range of Peiligang is assumed.
[-7000, -5001]
present
None
220
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
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