Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Handheld weapons

War Club

The absence or presence of war clubs as a military technology used in warfare. includes maces  

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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
war_club The absence or presence of war club for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) War Club Description   Edit
161
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
unknown
None
162
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
163
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
present
None
164
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
165
(Yangshao)
Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed.
[-5000, -3000]
unknown
None
166
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
present
None
167
(Shuar - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed.
[1534, 1830]
absent
None
168
(Shuar - Ecuadorian)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed.
[1831, 1931]
absent
None
169
(Kamakura Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Kamakura Shogunate is assumed.
[1185, 1333]
present
None
170
(Wari Empire)
Full Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed.
[650, 999]
present
None
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