Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Naval technology

Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

The absence or presence of merchant ships pressed into service 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
merchant_ships_pressed_into_service The absence or presence of merchant ships pressed into service for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Description   Edit
1
(French Kingdom - Late Valois)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Valois is assumed.
[1450, 1589]
unknown
None
2
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
unknown
None
3
(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)
Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed.
[1501, 1701]
absent
None
4
(The Emirate of Crete)
Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed.
[824, 961]
unknown
None
5
(Hellenistic Crete)
Full Year Range of Hellenistic Crete is assumed.
[-323, -69]
unknown
None
6
(Neolithic Crete)
Full Year Range of Neolithic Crete is assumed.
[-7000, -3000]
absent
None
7
(Latium - Bronze Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Bronze Age is assumed.
[-1800, -900]
absent
None
8
(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-400, -101]
absent
None
9
(Cuzco - Late Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate II is assumed.
[1250, 1400]
unknown
None
10
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
unknown
None
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