Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Sling Siege Engine

The absence or presence of sling siege engines as a military technology used in warfare. e.g., trebuchet, innclude mangonels here  

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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
sling_siege_engine The absence or presence of sling siege engine for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Sling Siege Engine Description   Edit
11
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
absent
None
12
(Yemen - Era of Warlords)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Era of Warlords is assumed.
[1038, 1174]
absent
None
13
(Yemen Ziyad Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen Ziyad Dynasty is assumed.
[822, 1037]
absent
None
14
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
absent
None
15
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
unknown
None
16
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
absent
None
17
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
unknown
None
18
(Canaan)
Full Year Range of Canaan is assumed.
[-2000, -1175]
absent
None
19
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
20
(Kidarite Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kidarite Kingdom is assumed.
[388, 477]
absent
None
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