Lamellar armour of Korea, 3th ~ 6th centry

A.D late 3th ~ 6th centry many discovered Korean Ion or steal armours discovered toms and battle field site. This age  Korean pennisular and Manchuria in the many nations (Goguryeo, Baekje, Shilla, Gaya, Buyeo, Mahan and many small nations)conquer to another nations.

And Korea-East Manchuria, Stepps, China, Japan, nations international exchange(diplomacy, millitary, commerce, curtual and anothers. )

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동환식 찰갑 Donghwan-sik lamellar armour(胴丸式 札甲, Body-rounded type lamellar armour ,Japanese called Domaru-shiki Geiko, Chinese called nothing)
This type is some complex many kind lamellars(about 7 kinds).
Wear to opening front.

-Dongrae Bokcheondong 11#tomb lamellar armour-

①side  ②body  ③waist  ④skirt  ⑤thigh(leg, over knee)  ⑥shin(leg)  ⑦shorder-arm 


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양당식 찰갑 Yangdang-sik lamellar armour( 裲襠式 札甲,  Vest shaped type lamellar armour, Japanese called  Uchikake-shiki Geiko, Chinese called 裲襠鎧 liang dang kai, Two Crotch Armors)
 This type is simple kind of lammellars(about 1~3 kind). shape is similar to vest
 Wear to opening both side

Southern And Northern Dynasties Warriors - man of hand on the shield

Tibetan lamellar illustration -2nd armour

*Ryu Seongryong's armor& Dongrae-uepseong lamellar armour has Yangdang style lamellar armour too.

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Korean reaserchers think discovered in the ancient tombs of the Jjoksaem District of Hwango-dong lamellar armour is Yangdang-sik.
 Because, lammellar kind only 2(Body armour, Gorget 2 kinds only), body armour is separated 2 pieces shaped, Wear to opening both side
Korean reasearchers anounce changed opinion  #➌armour isn't body armour.
Because, discover weist lamellars(Yangdang-sik armour nothing have this lamellar, together only Donghwan-sik lamllar armour).
they said, #➌ lamellar armour is Pants(thig and reg lamellar), #➐is reg protector(lamellar style)

➊soket spear(투겁창[toogeop-chang]/모[mo]矛) ➋horse armour ➌lamellar armour(Body armourpants armour(reg&thig lamellar) ➍gyeong-gap/gorget ➎helmet(Jongjangpan-toogoo / lamellar helmet) ➏shorder armour or vambrace ➐skirt armour or thigh armour reg protector(lamellar style) ➑Sword(Hwandoodae-do/ ring fommel sword) ➒Nokgakbyeong-doja 鹿角柄刀子/ Deer horn shaped dagger

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source
Donghwan-sik lamellar armour
-고어핀드의 플리커 Gorekun's flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorekun/3010400128/sizes/l/in/set-72157607819582718/

-국립중앙박물관 National Museum of Korea http://www.museum.go.kr/EngMain.do
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Kyeongjoo discoverd lamellar amrour
-Cultrural Heritage Adminstration of Korea
└ http://cha.korea.kr/gonews/branch.do?act=detailView&dataId=155353010§ionId=mv_sec_1&type=news&flComment=1&flReply=0

-번동아재의 블로그(famous Korean blogger, history of military) http://lyuen.egloos.com/4967153  

-중앙일보 Joongangdaily http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2907709

-http://blog.joins.com/media/folderListSlide.asp?uid=dangye&folder=4&list_id=10797939

-경북 제일신보 http://www.kbjeil.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=848

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Yangdang type lamellar armour
- http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?showtopic=4691

-Windwing's blog
http://wiudwing.blogspot.com/2009/05/china-ancient-armours.html

[artifact]Kingdom of Goryeo era lamellar armour

Goryeo is early 10th ~ late 14th centry kingdom of Korea.

This armours artifact of Goryeo era lamellar armours, It's simillar to Est asian contries armours(Tang, Song, Ming(China), Tibet, Mongol, Jurchen(Qing), Khitai(Kara Khitan), another things lol.).

Artifact of Goryeo lamellar armour is rare, only remained 3 kind of lamellars : (

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Mireuksaji lamellar armour

steal
Goryeo era
2.4 X 9.3 cm
2.3 X 5 cm

Mireuksaji Museum Gilyang-ri, Geumma-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea(R.O.K / south)
Mireuksa is buddist temple(Using Baekje ~ Goryeo, close Joseon era)

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Hakseong-ri armory site lamellar armour

steal
Goryeo era (about 11th centry)
9.3cm
Hakseong-ri armory site, Dongchang-goon, Pyunganbuk-do, Korea( D.P.R.K/ north)

 simillar to Ryu Seongryong armour and Dongraeupseong site discovered lamellar armour

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Manwoldae lamellar armour

steal

Goryeo era(about 11th centry)

Manwoldae site, Gaeseong-si, Korea(D.P.R.K north)

Manwoldae is Royal place site of Goryeo

 

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source
Hakseong-ri armory lamellar armour
-cultural heritage of north Korea http://north.nricp.go.kr/nrth/kor/inx/index.jsp

- (The)illustrated book of ruins and relics of Korea (north. Korea)

Manwoldae lamellar armour
-Koryo Museum
 -http://blog.ohmynews.com/cornerstone/147557

Mireuksaji lamellar armour
-Mireuksaji Museum
└English http://www.mireuksaji.org/en/
└lamellar armour(Korean) http://www.mireuksaji.org/reli/reli_5100/?1/PS01001008101002456

[artifact]The Kingdom of Joseon era lamellar armours

Korean 7th~19th centry lamellar armours too rare.

Remain Joseon era lamellar armours artifact only 3.

2 armours discovered Batlle of Dongnae site(fragments 1, complate 1), 1 armour hands to down Seongryoung Ryu's descendants.

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picure of five celemonies - simillar to Tang, Song, Ming(China), Tibet, Mongol, Jurchen(Qing), Khitai armours(East asia everything- Japen armour-Yoroi is lamellar armour too, but diffurent many collored straps)

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discovered Dongnaeupseong-fortress(Busan, Battle of Dongnae)site llamellar armour

The Kingdom of Joseon era

steal

2.0~1.6 X 9.3~9.1 (cm)

5.8~5.25 X 1.8~1.3 (cm)

black laqer(korean laqer)

discovered Busan(Battle of Dongnae)

news(Korean news only, nothing English news ) http://imnews.imbc.com/player/player_vod_ad1.asp

restoration armour

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Ryu Seongryong(1542∼1607)'s lamellar armour

leather on black lacquered(Korean lacquer )

3.5 X 10.7 cm

2.7 X 6.8 cm

location

hahoe-ri Pungcheon-myeun Andong-si Gyungsangbuk-do

 

restoration armour

Seongryong Ryu is not Soldier, his a prime minister of the Joseon dynasty.

But he's command to Joseon armies Siege of Pyongyang(Ming commander Li Rusong)

*Ryu is familly name, Seongryoung is first name.  

*Picture of five celemonie lamellar armour can seeing "Oriental Armour/ H. Russel Robinson" -only English lol  : )

* English is my forign language(im Korean, but im not nort Korean.)... difficult~ : (

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source

Ryu Seongryoung lamellar armour

- A Preliminary Investigation for the Restoration of the Shape of Seong-ryong Ryu's Armor / Journal of the Korean Society of Costume Vol.59, No5 (june 2009) pp.1-18

http://img.kisti.re.kr/originalView/originalView.jsp?url=/soc_img/society//ksc/BSHHBV/2009/v59n5/BSHHBV_2009_v59n5_1.pdf

-한국의 갑주/ 문화재공보부(현 문화재청) / 1987 Korean armour and helmet / Cultrural Heritage Adminstration of Korea / 1987

└"원문보기"is lead it.  http://www.dlibrary.go.kr/JavaClient/jsp/ndli/full2.jsp?v_kw_str=(한국의 AND 갑주)&v_db=5&v_doc_no=270&mode=1

- 영모각 Yeongmo-gak (Museum of Ryu Seongryong's article left by the deceased )

http://www.hahoe.or.kr/adboard/index.php?doc=program/doc.php&do_id=13 

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Discovered Dongraeupseong site lamellar armour

- (The)armor excavated at the moat of Dongraeup fortress constcted in the first half of Josoen Dynasty / Report on the research of antiquities of Busan / Busan Museum

└http://museum.busan.go.kr/05study/03_02.jsp?amode=view&id=200909301101080002&category=1

-Busan Museum http://engmuseum.busan.go.kr/

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Picture of five celemonie

-THE ANNALS OF THE CHOSON DYNASTY

http://sillok.history.go.kr/main/main.jsp

http://sillok.history.go.kr/etc/english.jsp

 - Oriental armour / H. Russel Robinson