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
341
(Ghur Principality)
Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed.
[1025, 1215]
unknown
None
342
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
present
None
343
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
unknown
None
344
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
345
(Roman Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Roman Kingdom is assumed.
[-716, -509]
unknown
None
346
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed.
[395, 476]
present
None
347
(Rasulid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed.
[1229, 1453]
unknown
None
348
(Sakha - Late)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Late is assumed.
[1632, 1900]
absent
None
349
(Umayyad Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Umayyad Caliphate is assumed.
[661, 750]
present
None
350
(Ayutthaya)
Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed.
[1593, 1767]
unknown
None
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