Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Scaled Armor

The absence or presence of scaled armor as a military technology used in warfare. armor consisting of many individual small armor scales (plates) attached to a backing of cloth or leather. the scaled don't need to be metal (i.e. they could be particularly rigid bits of leather, horn, bone, etc).  

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

# Polity Year(s) Scaled Armor Description   Edit
131
(Orokaiva - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Colonial is assumed.
[1884, 1942]
absent
None
132
(Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial is assumed.
[1734, 1883]
absent
None
133
(Delhi Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Delhi Sultanate is assumed.
[1206, 1526]
unknown
None
134
(Middle Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Middle Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[700, 1077]
unknown
None
135
(Heian)
Full Year Range of Heian is assumed.
[794, 1185]
present
None
136
(Japan - Incipient Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Incipient Jomon is assumed.
[-13600, -9200]
absent
None
137
(Japan - Initial Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Initial Jomon is assumed.
[-9200, -5300]
absent
None
138
(Japan - Early Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Early Jomon is assumed.
[-5300, -3500]
absent
None
139
(Japan - Late Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed.
[-2500, -1200]
absent
None
140
(Later Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[1078, 1203]
unknown
None
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