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
111
(Jenne-jeno III)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno III is assumed.
[400, 899]
absent
None
112
(Jenne-jeno IV)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno IV is assumed.
[900, 1300]
present
None
113
(Jenne-jeno IV)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno IV is assumed.
[900, 1300]
absent
None
114
(Eastern Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Eastern Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[583, 630]
unknown
None
115
(Khitan I)
Full Year Range of Khitan I is assumed.
[907, 1125]
unknown
None
116
(Mongol Empire)
Full Year Range of Mongol Empire is assumed.
[1206, 1368]
unknown
None
117
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
absent
None
118
(Late Mongols)
Full Year Range of Late Mongols is assumed.
[1368, 1690]
unknown
None
119
(Rouran Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Rouran Khaganate is assumed.
[300, 555]
unknown
None
120
(Akkadian Empire)
Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed.
[-2270, -2083]
absent
None
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