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
11
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
absent
None
12
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
absent
None
13
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
absent
None
14
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
absent
None
15
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
unknown
None
16
(Kidarite Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kidarite Kingdom is assumed.
[388, 477]
unknown
None
17
(Ashanti Empire)
Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
absent
None
18
(Prepalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
unknown
None
19
(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)
Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed.
[1501, 1701]
absent
None
20
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
unknown
None
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