Jazerant

Jazerant , or <a href="/facts/Hauberk/32gKebcv">hauberk</a> jazerant, is a form of <a href="/facts/Medieval/RqzEKB9v">medieval</a> light coat of <a href="/facts/Armour/jTpqE3du">armour</a> consisting of <a href="/facts/Mail_(armour)/1k2FePFU">mail</a> between layers of fabric or leather. It was largely used in <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>, the <a href="/facts/Middle_East/8CD6pLWv">Middle East</a>, and <a href="/facts/Persia/24yukge8">Persia</a> from the 11th and 12th century, at the end of the 13th and throughout the 14th century. In the following centuries, its use was replaced by that of the jaque, or "jacket", which was a kind of <a href="/facts/Gambeson/tUHR9CnP">gambeson</a>. Also known as kazaghand, gazarant or gesserant, its name has been variously interpreted but most likely derived from the <a href="/facts/Arabic/A1e66hVV">Arabic</a> jazā’irī, which means "Algerine": the Arabs of north Africa were renowned for their mail coats. The <a href="/facts/Samurai/5NSPbSuI">samurai</a> of Japan used a type of jazerant during the <a href="/facts/Edo_period/BWxv9h57">Edo period</a>: kusari katabira (mail jackets) were constructed with mail sewn between layers of cloth.

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Jazerant