Mirror armour, the Glossary
Mirror armour (зерцало,, meaning "mirror"; 护心镜,, meaning "protect-heart mirror"), sometimes referred to as disc armour or as or (چهاﺮآﻳنه meaning "four mirrors"; whence шар-айна), was a type of cuirass used mainly in Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe; including India, Persia, Tibet, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire.[1]
Table of Contents
40 relations: Bracer, Brigandine, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Bulletproof vest, Celtiberians, Central Asia, Chain mail, China, Cuirass, Dō (armour), Evil eye, Far East, Gorget, Greave, India, Indian subcontinent, Indigenous peoples of Siberia, Iran, Japanese armour, Klivanion, Lamellar armour, Mail and plate armour, Mainland Southeast Asia, Melong, Middle East, Mirror, Mongolia, Pauldron, Phalera (military decoration), Plate armour, Rivet, Rondel (armour), Russia, Salii, Samnites, Siberia, Tibet, Tibetan armor, Triple-disc cuirass, Turkey.
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Bracer
A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm.
Brigandine
A brigandine is a form of body armour from the late Middle Ages and up to the early Modern Era. Mirror armour and brigandine are Asian armour.
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary (abbr.; 35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is a comprehensive multi-volume encyclopaedia in Russian.
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Bulletproof vest
A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or a bullet-resistant vest, is an item of body armour that helps absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso by firearm-fired projectiles and fragmentation from explosions.
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Celtiberians
The Celtiberians were a group of Celts and Celticized peoples inhabiting an area in the central-northeastern Iberian Peninsula during the final centuries BC.
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Central Asia
Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.
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Chain mail
Chain mail (also known as chain-mail, mail or maille) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Cuirass
A cuirass (cuirasse, coriaceus) is a piece of armour that covers the torso, formed of one or more pieces of metal or other rigid material.
Dō (armour)
is one of the major components of Japanese armour worn by the samurai and ashigaru or foot soldiers of feudal Japan.
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Evil eye
The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy.
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Far East
The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia.
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Gorget
A gorget, from the French meaning throat, was a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period or the lower part of a simple chaperon hood.
Greave
A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armor") or jambeau is a piece of armor that protects the leg.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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Indigenous peoples of Siberia
Siberia is a vast region spanning the northern part of the Asian continent and forming the Asiatic portion of Russia.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
Japanese armour
Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves.
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Klivanion
The klivanion or klibanion (κλιβάνιον) was a Byzantine lamellar cuirass made of metal plates (scales or lamellae) sewn on leather or cloth, with plates protecting the shoulders and the back.
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Lamellar armour
Lamellar armour is a type of body armour, made from small rectangular plates (scales or lamellae) of iron or steel, leather (rawhide), bone, or bronze laced into horizontal rows.
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Mail and plate armour
Mail and plate armour (plated mail, plated chainmail, splinted mail/chainmail) is a type of mail with embedded plates. Mirror armour and mail and plate armour are Asian armour.
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Mainland Southeast Asia
Mainland Southeast Asia (also known Indochina or the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.
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Melong
(italic) is a Tibetan term that means "mirror", "looking glass". Mirror armour and Melong are mirrors.
Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
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Mirror
A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image. Mirror armour and mirror are mirrors.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.
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Pauldron
A pauldron (sometimes spelled pouldron or powldron) is a component of plate armor that evolved from spaulders in the 15th century.
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Phalera (military decoration)
A phalera was a sculpted disk, usually made of gold, silver, bronze or glass, and worn on the breastplate during parades by Roman soldiers who had been awarded it as a kind of medal.
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Plate armour
Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer.
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
Rondel (armour)
A rondel is a circular piece of metal used for protection, as part of a harness of plate armour, or attached to a helmet, breastplate, couter, or on a gauntlet.
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Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Salii
The Salii, Salians, or Salian priests were the "leaping priests" of Mars in ancient Roman religion, supposed to have been introduced by King Numa Pompilius.
Samnites
The Samnites were an ancient Italic people who lived in Samnium, which is located in modern inland Abruzzo, Molise, and Campania in south-central Italy.
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Siberia
Siberia (Sibir') is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Tibet
Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.
Tibetan armor
Tibetan culture has a long history of producing armor for military and ceremonial use.
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Triple-disc cuirass
The triple-disc cuirass was a type of bronze cuirass used in Southern Italy during the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
See also
Asian armour
- Baju Empurau
- Baju Lamina
- Baju Rantai
- Baru Öröba
- Baru Lema'a
- Brigandine
- Clibanarii
- Indian armour
- Issyk Golden Cataphract Warrior
- Jazerant
- Karambalangan
- Kawaca
- Laminar armour
- Mail and plate armour
- Mirror armour
- Siping-siping
- Vietnamese armour
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_armour
Also known as Chahar-Ai-Ne, Chahar-ayneh, Chahār-āyneh, Char-aina, Kardiophylax, Mirror Armor, Mirrored Armor.