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Karuta (カルタ金, karuta-gane) [1] was a type of armour worn by samurai warriors and their retainers during the feudal era of Japan. The word karuta comes from the Portuguese word meaning "card" ( carta ), [2] as the small square or rectangular plates that compose the armour resemble traditional Japanese playing cards.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that split the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, [1] as an outcome of the Telangana movement. The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities ...
Transitional armour Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 14th century, as body armour moved from simple maille hauberks to full plate. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other areas.
White armour, or alwyte armour, was a form of plate armour worn in the Late Middle Ages characterized by full-body steel plate without a surcoat. Around 1420 the surcoat, or "coat of arms" as it was known in England, began to disappear, in favour of uncovered plate. Areas not covered by plate were protected by mail sewn to the gambeson ...
Pourpoint de Charles Deblois in the museum of textiles in Lyon. The pourpoint (formerly called jack or paltock) was a garment worn by noblemen in the late 14th century in civilian or military situations. [1] It is not to be confused with the earlier gambeson. This garment is known for its wasp waisted and round silhouette achieved thanks to its ...
Occupation. Poet. Period. c. 1340–1370. Genre. Love poetry, erotica. Notable works. Trafferth mewn Tafarn, Y Rhugl Groen, Merched Llanbadarn, Morfudd fel yr Haul, Cywydd y gal. Dafydd ap Gwilym ( c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages .
Zenawi cabinet. The Transitional Government of Ethiopia ( TGE) was an era established immediately after the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) seized power from the Marxist-Leninist People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) in 1991. [6] During the transitional period, Meles Zenawi served as the president of the TGE ...
