Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Handheld weapons

Polearm

The absence or presence of polearms as a military technology used in warfare. this category includes halberds, naginatas, and morning stars  

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

# Polity Year(s) Polearm Description   Edit
161
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate I)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate I is assumed.
[200, 499]
unknown
None
162
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed.
[500, 649]
unknown
None
163
(Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-5500, -4000]
absent
None
164
(Sakha - Early)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Early is assumed.
[1400, 1632]
absent
None
165
(Sakha - Late)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Late is assumed.
[1632, 1900]
absent
None
166
(Ayutthaya)
Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed.
[1593, 1767]
present
None
167
(Fatimid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Fatimid Caliphate is assumed.
[909, 1171]
present
None
168
(Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II is assumed.
[-1500, -1400]
unknown
None
169
(Byzantine Empire I)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire I is assumed.
[632, 866]
present
None
170
(Kidarite Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kidarite Kingdom is assumed.
[388, 477]
present
None
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