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
291
(Late Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed.
[-60, 100]
present
None
292
(Kamakura Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Kamakura Shogunate is assumed.
[1185, 1333]
present
None
293
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
Full Year Range of Kansai - Kofun Period is assumed.
[250, 537]
absent
None
294
(Funan II)
Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed.
[540, 640]
absent
None
295
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
unknown
None
296
(Nara Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed.
[710, 794]
present
None
297
(Nara Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed.
[710, 794]
absent
None
298
(Kingdom of Lydia)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Lydia is assumed.
[-670, -546]
present
None
299
(Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7000, -6600]
absent
None
300
(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)
Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed.
[-1180, -900]
absent
None
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