Armor

Tubo Period (imitation in the Ming Dynasty), protective armor

Armors were originally produced 2,000 years ago during the reign of Tubo bTsan-po Dri-gum-btsan-po. This kind of alloy armor was produced by adding small amount of smelted silver into iron, which would never rust. Apart from bTsan-po's personal attendant army, no regular army was established in the Tubo period. Usually, all the families in the whole region or of the whole tribe would go with them when the Tubo troops went on an expedition. People, men and women, old and young, brought their cattle, sheep and horses with them as they went to war. Young men would fight in the front while women would help in the rear. Each army was responsible for its own supplies of food, weapon and armors. The government would not provide any accommodations.