Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Wooden Palisade

The absence or presence of wooden palisades 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
wooden_palisade The absence or presence of wooden palisade for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Wooden Palisade Description   Edit
101
(Mughal Empire)
Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed.
[1526, 1858]
present
None
102
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate I is assumed.
[750, 946]
present
None
103
(Abbasid Caliphate II)
Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed.
[1191, 1258]
present
None
104
(Akkadian Empire)
Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed.
[-2270, -2083]
unknown
None
105
(Isin-Larsa)
Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed.
[-2004, -1763]
present
None
106
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
absent
None
107
(Buyid Confederation)
Full Year Range of Buyid Confederation is assumed.
[932, 1062]
present
None
108
(Ilkhanate)
Full Year Range of Ilkhanate is assumed.
[1256, 1339]
present
None
109
(Susiana - Early Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed.
[-5100, -4700]
unknown
None
110
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
unknown
None
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