tankō
Sign in to savethumbnail|Tankō and Helm (Kabuto), displayed in the [[Tokyo National Museum.]] Tankō (Jap. "short armor") is a form of Japanese armor that was common in the Kofun period.
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It is catalogued under the topic Japanese armour.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Japanese armor
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- KofunCuirass.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Tankō
- Keikō
- Helmet
- Shield
- Naming Origins
- Literature
- References
- External links
thumbnail|Tankō and Helm (Kabuto), displayed in the [[Tokyo National Museum.]] Tankō (Jap. "short armor") is a form of Japanese armor that was common in the Kofun period.
== Tankō == thumb|Tanko Armor by Sugiyama Sueo The tankō is the first uniquely definable type of Japanese armour. Earlier forms, such as the jōdai no katchū described by Suenaga Masao (d. 1991), are not fully verifiable.
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