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
141
(Warring States Japan)
Full Year Range of Warring States Japan is assumed.
[1467, 1568]
present
None
142
(Kansai - Yayoi Period)
Full Year Range of Kansai - Yayoi Period is assumed.
[-300, 250]
absent
None
143
(Western Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Western Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[582, 630]
present
None
144
(Early Angkor)
Full Year Range of Early Angkor is assumed.
[802, 1100]
absent
None
145
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
present
None
146
(Sakha - Early)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Early is assumed.
[1400, 1632]
absent
None
147
(Segou Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Segou Kingdom is assumed.
[1650, 1712]
absent
None
148
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
present
None
149
(Monte Alban II)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed.
[-100, 200]
absent
None
150
(Later Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[1078, 1203]
unknown
None
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