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
51
(Ak Koyunlu)
Full Year Range of Ak Koyunlu is assumed.
[1339, 1501]
unknown
None
52
(Qajar)
Full Year Range of Qajar is assumed.
[1794, 1925]
unknown
None
53
(Ostrogothic Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Ostrogothic Kingdom is assumed.
[489, 554]
unknown
None
54
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
55
(Iban - Pre-Brooke)
Full Year Range of Iban - Pre-Brooke is assumed.
[1650, 1841]
absent
None
56
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed.
[1841, 1987]
absent
None
57
(Mataram Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Mataram Sultanate is assumed.
[1568, 1703]
absent
None
58
(Yehuda)
Full Year Range of Yehuda is assumed.
[-141, -63]
present
None
59
(Deccan - Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Deccan - Neolithic is assumed.
[-2700, -1200]
present
None
60
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
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