Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Stone Walls Mortared

The absence or presence of stone walls (mortared) as a military technology used in warfare.  

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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
stone_walls_mortared The absence or presence of stone walls mortared for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Stone Walls Mortared Description   Edit
111
(Gupta Empire)
Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed.
[320, 550]
present
None
112
(Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty is assumed.
[730, 1030]
present
None
113
(Magadha)
Full Year Range of Magadha is assumed.
[450, 605]
present
None
114
(Elam - Early Sukkalmah)
Full Year Range of Elam - Early Sukkalmah is assumed.
[-1900, -1701]
unknown
None
115
(Iban - Pre-Brooke)
Full Year Range of Iban - Pre-Brooke is assumed.
[1650, 1841]
absent
None
116
(Mughal Empire)
Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed.
[1526, 1858]
present
None
117
(Abbasid Caliphate II)
Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed.
[1191, 1258]
present
None
118
(Akkadian Empire)
Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed.
[-2270, -2083]
unknown
None
119
(Isin-Larsa)
Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed.
[-2004, -1763]
unknown
None
120
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
absent
None
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