Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Settlements in a Defensive Position

The absence or presence of settlements in a defensive position as a military technology used in warfare. settlements in a location that was clearly chosen for defensive reasons. e.g. on a hill top, peninsula.  

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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
settlements_in_a_defensive_position The absence or presence of settlements in a defensive position for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Settlements in a Defensive Position Description   Edit
71
(Delhi Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Delhi Sultanate is assumed.
[1206, 1526]
present
None
72
(Hoysala Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed.
[1108, 1346]
present
None
73
(Mughal Empire)
Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed.
[1526, 1858]
present
None
74
(Vijayanagara Empire)
Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed.
[1336, 1646]
present
None
75
(Akkadian Empire)
Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed.
[-2270, -2083]
present
None
76
(Kassite Babylonia)
Full Year Range of Kassite Babylonia is assumed.
[-1595, -1150]
unknown
None
77
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
present
None
78
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
present
None
79
(Achaemenid Empire)
Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed.
[-550, -331]
present
None
80
(Kushan Empire)
Full Year Range of Kushan Empire is assumed.
[35, 319]
present
None
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