Jin dynasty

Jurchen Jin dynasty Cataphract

Wei & Jin Dynasties—Northern and Southern Dynasties Artist:@司空 24

𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒇𝒖 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆𝒊, 𝑱𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕:铃春

They were a legendary unit and the heaviest cavalry to be ever fielded by a Chinese polity. The 铁浮屠, or "Iron Buddha Cavalry" or 铁浮图 "Iron Pagoda Horsemen," were the elite unit of the Jurchen Jin 金 dynasty that was instrumental in the 30 year supremacy of the Jin State. Though they only served for no more than two decades, they were pivotal in no less than a dozen crucial battles and hundreds of skirmishes that secured the Jin realm.

Xianbei

Heavy cavalry of the Jin Dynasty (12th Century A.D.) Also know as 'Iron Pagoda' to the Chinese.

Chinese cataphract, Southern & Northern dynasties 420AD-589AD

Chinese hand scroll portraying a hunting scene attributed to, Jin Tingbiao (~1767). Four hunters with four horses are gathered in this scene either preparing a hunting party or finishing one. Views of hunting, known as shoulie wenwutu were first seen from the Yuan dynasty and succeeding dynasties continued to paint various renditions. Comes in a […]

This illustration was inspired by the archaeology discovery of Lord Qi of Jin Dynasty （金代齐国王墓) in HeiLongJiang province of China. The outfit of this Jin nobleman is very much influenced by Northern Song or Liao Dynasty, in which they had conquered.

Chinese Emepror, Jin dynasty painting

Chinese Song cavalry vs Jurchen Jin cavalry

Wanyan Yongji (died 11 September 1213), was the seventh emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries. During Wanyan Yongji's reign, the Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, had been planning to attack the Jin dynasty. Toys Power Jinwuzhu 1/6th scale Wanyanzongbi 12-inch Deluxe Figure Set Features: golden back cut mountain axe, metal long sword, newly developed head sculpt with artificial hair and floral braid, body…