Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Plate Armor

The absence or presence of plate armor as a military technology used in warfare. armor made of iron or steel 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
plate_armor The absence or presence of plate armor for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Plate Armor Description   Edit
1
(Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period)
1300 BCE 801 BCE
absent
None
2
(Early Xiongnu)
1300 BCE 501 BCE
unknown
None
3
(Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period)
800 BCE
absent
None
4
(Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period)
799 BCE 500 BCE
absent
None
5
(Roman Kingdom)
716 BCE 700 BCE
absent
None
6
(Roman Kingdom)
699 BCE 601 BCE
unknown
None
7
(Roman Kingdom)
600 BCE 509 BCE
present
None
8
(Early Xiongnu)
500 BCE 300 BCE
present
None
9
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1150 CE 1249 CE
absent
None
10
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1250 CE 1328 CE
present
None
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