Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Self Bow

The absence or presence of self bow as a military technology used in warfare. this is a bow made from a single piece of wood (example: the english/welsh longbow)  

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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
self_bow The absence or presence of self bow for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Self Bow Description   Edit
151
(Oneota)
Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed.
[1400, 1650]
present
None
152
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
absent
None
153
(Sogdiana - City-States Period)
Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed.
[604, 711]
absent
None
154
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
absent
None
155
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
present
None
156
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
present
None
157
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
present
None
158
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
present
None
159
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
160
(East Roman Empire)
Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed.
[395, 631]
unknown
None
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