<P> Armour for horses began to appear around the end of the Han dynasty, but the earliest armour yet found dates to the year 302 AD . During the Three Kingdoms period, fully armoured cavalry (armour covering both the rider and horse) were extensively used as shock troops . Early horse armour came in one piece, but later horse armour came in multiple pieces: chanfron (head protector); neck guards; chest guards; shoulder guards; flank pieces; and crupper . Most cavalry served as mounted archers, and sometimes removed their arm protection to use their bows or crossbows . </P> <P> Mountain pattern armour (Chinese: 山 文 铠; pinyin: shānwénkǎi) began to appear during the Tang dynasty and was further perfected during the Song dynasty . This type of armor is made from a multitude of small pieces of iron or steel shaped like the Chinese character for the word "mountain" (山). The pieces are interlocked and riveted to a cloth or leather backing . It effectively covers the torso, shoulders and thighs while remaining comfortable and flexible enough to allow movement . Also during this time, senior Chinese officers used mirror armour (Chinese: 护 心 镜; pinyin: hùxīnjìng) to protect important body parts, while cloth, leather, lamellar, and / or Mountain pattern armor were used for other body parts . This overall design was called "shining armor" (Chinese: 明光 甲; pinyin: míngguāngjiǎ). </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Scale armor with overlapping star - shaped pieces </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Scale armor with interlocking mountain - shaped pieces </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Close up view of the Ming dynasty painting "Departure Herald" showing a rider wearing mountain pattern armour </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Scale armor with overlapping star - shaped pieces </P> </Li>

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