Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Tension Siege Engine

The absence or presence of tension siege engines as a military technology used in warfare. for example, catapult, onager  

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

# Polity Year(s) Tension Siege Engine Description   Edit
271
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
absent
None
272
(Achaemenid Empire)
Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed.
[-550, -331]
present
None
273
(Ak Koyunlu)
Full Year Range of Ak Koyunlu is assumed.
[1339, 1501]
present
None
274
(Elam - Crisis Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Crisis Period is assumed.
[-1100, -900]
absent
None
275
(Elymais II)
Full Year Range of Elymais II is assumed.
[25, 215]
unknown
None
276
(Elam II)
Full Year Range of Elam II is assumed.
[-743, -647]
absent
None
277
(Parthian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire I is assumed.
[-247, 40]
absent
None
278
(Parthian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire II is assumed.
[41, 226]
unknown
None
279
(Sasanid Empire I)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire I is assumed.
[205, 487]
present
None
280
(Sasanid Empire II)
Full Year Range of Sasanid Empire II is assumed.
[488, 642]
present
None
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