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
191
(Roman Empire - Dominate)
Full Year Range of Roman Empire - Dominate is assumed.
[285, 394]
present
None
192
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1778, 1819]
absent
None
193
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
present
None
194
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
present
None
195
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
196
(Hmong - Early Chinese)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed.
[1895, 1941]
unknown
None
197
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
absent
None
198
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
199
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
200
(Peiligang)
Full Year Range of Peiligang is assumed.
[-7000, -5001]
absent
None
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