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
291
(Asuka)
Full Year Range of Asuka is assumed.
[538, 710]
present
None
292
(Chenla)
Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed.
[550, 825]
absent
None
293
(Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama)
Full Year Range of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama is assumed.
[1568, 1603]
present
None
294
(Japan - Middle Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed.
[-3500, -2500]
absent
None
295
(Japan - Final Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Final Jomon is assumed.
[-1200, -300]
absent
None
296
(Kamakura Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Kamakura Shogunate is assumed.
[1185, 1333]
present
None
297
(Tokugawa Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Tokugawa Shogunate is assumed.
[1603, 1868]
present
None
298
(Kara-Khanids)
Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed.
[950, 1212]
present
None
299
(Funan I)
Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed.
[225, 540]
absent
None
300
(Funan II)
Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed.
[540, 640]
absent
None
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