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
11
(Sakha - Late)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Late is assumed.
[1632, 1900]
absent
None
12
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
unknown
None
13
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
present
None
14
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
unknown
None
15
(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia)
Full Year Range of Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia is assumed.
[-2000, -1700]
absent
None
16
(Rasulid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed.
[1229, 1453]
unknown
None
17
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
18
(Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age is assumed.
[-3000, -2000]
absent
None
19
(Chuuk - Early Truk)
Full Year Range of Chuuk - Early Truk is assumed.
[1775, 1886]
absent
None
20
(Rattanakosin)
Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed.
[1782, 1873]
unknown
None
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