Mail and plate armour

Armour of this type has been used in the Middle East, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Central Asia, Greater Iran, India, Eastern Europe, and Nusantara.

According to Bobrov[3] the first mail and plate armor appeared as cuisses in the Middle East, and were imported by the Golden Horde.

The first representation of classic mail and plate armour (without lamellar elements) can be seen in Baghdad's miniature which dates from 1465.

[citation needed] Mail and plate armor, called baju lamina, was also used by some of the people of Southeast Asia, namely the Bugis, Torajans and Malay.

[5][6] An early reference of this armor type was mentioned by the son of Alfonso de Albuquerque in the 16th century.