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  2. Chinese armour - Wikipedia

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    Chinese armour was predominantly lamellar from the Warring States period (481 BC–221 BC) onward, prior to which animal parts such as rhinoceros hide, rawhide, and turtle shells were used for protection. Lamellar armour was supplemented by scale armour since the Warring States period or earlier. Partial plate armour was popular from the ...

  3. Military of the Han dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Emperor Jing of Han (r. 157–141 BC) set up 36 government pastures in the northwest to breed horses for military use and sent 30,000 slaves to care for them. By the time Emperor Wu of Han (r. 9 March 141 BC – 29 March 87 BC) came to power, the Han government had control over herds of roughly 300,000 horses, which increased to over 450,000 ...

  4. Type 07 - Wikipedia

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    Type 07 ( Chinese: “零七”式军服,“07”式军服) is a group of military uniforms used by all branches of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the paramilitary Chinese People's Armed Police Force. Introduced in 2007, the Type 07 uniforms replaced the Type 87 service uniforms used by regular ...

  5. Eight Banners - Wikipedia

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    jakūn gūsa. The Eight Banners (in Manchu: ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ. ᡤᡡᠰᠠ jakūn gūsa, Chinese: 八旗; pinyin: bāqí; Wade–Giles: pa1-ch'i2, Mongolian: ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠨ. ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin and Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu households were placed.

  6. Military of the Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The military of the Ming dynasty was the military apparatus of China from 1368 to 1644. It was founded in 1368 during the Red Turban Rebellion by Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor). The military was initially organised along largely hereditary lines and soldiers were meant to serve in self-sufficient agricultural communities.

  7. Military uniform - Wikipedia

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    A military uniform is a standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations.. Military dress and styles have gone through significant changes over the centuries, from colourful and elaborate, ornamented clothing until the 19th century, to utilitarian camouflage uniforms for field and battle purposes from World War I (1914–1918) on.

  8. Chinese clothing - Wikipedia

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    Chinese tunic suit is a four-pocket garment with a stand-up lapel and a pocket flap designed on the basis of widely absorbing European and American costumes and synthesizing the characteristics of Japanese student clothes and Chinese clothes. in April 1929, the Chinese tunic suit was announced as the legal uniform by order of the Nationalist ...

  9. Military history of China before 1912 - Wikipedia

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    The military history of China stretches from roughly 1900 BC to the present day. Chinese armies were advanced and powerful, especially after the Warring States period. [citation needed] These armies were tasked with the twofold goal of defending China and her subject peoples from foreign intruders, and with expanding China's territory and influence across Asia.

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