Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Chainmail

The absence or presence of chainmail as a military technology used in warfare. we’re using a broad definition of chainmail. habergeon was the word used to describe the chinese version and that would qualify as chainmail. armor that is made of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Chainmail Description   Edit
1
(Early Roman Republic)
509 BCE 300 BCE
absent
None
2
(Early Roman Republic)
299 BCE 264 BCE
unknown
None
3
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
930 CE 1200 CE
present
None
4
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
1201 CE 1262 CE
present
None
5
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
unknown
None
6
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
unknown
None
7
(Eastern Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Eastern Han Empire is assumed.
[25, 220]
unknown
None
8
(Ptolemaic Kingdom I)
Full Year Range of Ptolemaic Kingdom I is assumed.
[-305, -217]
unknown
None
9
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
unknown
None
10
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
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