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''Zhijia'' (纸甲), or '''paper armour''' originated during the [[Tang dynasty]]. 

It was said that this form of [[armour]] was first used during the reign of [[Tang Yizong]] (859 – 873 CE). During the [[Song-Hsia Wars]], thirty thousand of this form of armour was made and worn by the besieged archers of the [[Song dynasty]] in the fortress in [[Shanxi]]. It was made from a form of processed paper being one to three inches thick. Under wet co(contracted; show full)to wear such armour in the 14th century (Korean "jigab"). According to the "Sejong Daewang Shillok" the armour was done as usual Korean armour in the shape of "[[Turumagi]]" - the traditional Korean robe. It does not differ from usual "Soo Un Gab" or "P'eegab" by the style so they were represented in the original text by the same picture. The scales were made of Korean high density paper folded several times and were painted with red, black or green la
cquer and joint together by smoked thongs of deer skin.

According to the ballistic experiments of US Army Ballistic Center even iron and bronze plates were pierced by arrows of good Asian [[composite bow]]s. Only the felt lining allowed the soldier to avoid the serious wound as the arrowheads were stopped only by thick felt plate after being penetrated for 2-5 mm through the iron/bronze scale, while paper armour were able to absorb these shots better than plate armour. {{fact}} This might be compared to the [[urban legend]] that a paper phone book is able to stop pistol rounds.

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