Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Sling Siege Engine

The absence or presence of sling siege engines as a military technology used in warfare. e.g., trebuchet, innclude mangonels here  

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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
sling_siege_engine The absence or presence of sling siege engine for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Sling Siege Engine Description   Edit
1
(Rum Sultanate)
1077 CE 1187 CE
absent
None
2
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1150 CE 1199 CE
absent
None
3
(Rum Sultanate)
1188 CE 1199 CE
unknown
None
4
(Rum Sultanate)
1200 CE 1299 CE
present
None
5
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1200 CE 1328 CE
present
None
6
(Mongol Empire)
1206 CE 1271 CE
absent
None
7
(Mongol Empire)
1272 CE 1368 CE
present
None
8
(Rum Sultanate)
1300 CE 1307 CE
present
None
9
(French Kingdom - Late Valois)
1450 CE 1487 CE
present
None
10
(French Kingdom - Late Valois)
1488 CE 1589 CE
absent
None
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