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
31
(Rattanakosin)
Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed.
[1782, 1873]
unknown
None
32
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed.
[395, 476]
present
None
33
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
unknown
None
34
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
35
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
unknown
None
36
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
unknown
None
37
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
absent
None
38
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
absent
None
39
(Yangshao)
Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed.
[-5000, -3000]
absent
None
40
(Ayutthaya)
Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed.
[1593, 1767]
unknown
None
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