Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Handheld Firearm

The absence or presence of handheld firearms as a military technology used in warfare. e.g., muskets, pistols, and rifles  

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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
handheld_firearm The absence or presence of handheld firearm for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Handheld Firearm Description   Edit
1
(Delhi Sultanate)
1206 CE 1399 CE
absent
None
2
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
1328 CE 1349 CE
absent
None
3
(Sind - Samma Dynasty)
1335 CE 1399 CE
absent
None
4
(Ak Koyunlu)
1339 CE 1472 CE
absent
None
5
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
1350 CE 1450 CE
present
None
6
(Late Mongols)
1368 CE 1599 CE
absent
None
7
(Delhi Sultanate)
1400 CE 1449 CE
unknown
None
8
(Sind - Samma Dynasty)
1400 CE 1449 CE
unknown
None
9
(Oneota)
1400 CE 1500 CE
absent
None
10
(Ottoman Empire I)
1402 CE 1440 CE
absent
None
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