Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Fortified Camp

The absence or presence of fortified camps as a military technology used in warfare. camps made by armies on the move (e.g. on a campaign) that which could be constructed on a hill top or in the middle of a plain or desert, usually out of local materials.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Fortified Camp Description   Edit
221
(Yemen - Era of Warlords)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Era of Warlords is assumed.
[1038, 1174]
unknown
None
222
(Yemen Ziyad Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen Ziyad Dynasty is assumed.
[822, 1037]
unknown
None
223
(Durrani Empire)
Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed.
[1747, 1826]
present
None
224
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
225
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
226
(Northern Wei)
Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed.
[386, 534]
present
None
227
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
present
None
228
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
present
None
229
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
230
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
unknown
None
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