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
21
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
present
None
22
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
present
None
23
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
present
None
24
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
unknown
None
25
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
present
None
26
(Peiligang)
Full Year Range of Peiligang is assumed.
[-7000, -5001]
unknown
None
27
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
absent
None
28
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
present
None
29
(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed.
[1454, 1517]
present
None
30
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
unknown
None
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