Kofun Period Armor - Japan armored horsemen

 Salvete Omnes,

continuing from the last post - Kofun Period in Japan

let us travel to old Japan - some 1700-1400 years ago of the Kofun period.

the very beginning of the Japanese civilization and the equestrian elements of their culture - horses, armor, and swords and warrior elite (early samurai)  under the celestial emperors.

 

Haniwa calry figure warriors in armor

what is a warrior without a warrior-bard with some music singing songs and poems about glory and prowess

all images are from Wiki Commons galleries

Valete

Korea Kingdoms and their horsemen

Salvete Omnes,

Korea (the whole peninsula back then)  - almost 1,800 through 1000 years ago - was the land of horsemen, horse archers and armored warriors and their horses.

 

 

The  warriors  - of Gaya Confederacy, Goguryeo Kingdom , Silla etc -  wore metal cuirasses and helmets and were armored lance wielding  horsemen and horse archers.

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interesting cuirasses of the period - 

 

 

 

 

 

and swords

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nota bene  I do enjoy Korean historical and fantasy  movies and TV series
Valete