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  2. Queue (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    Han Chinese resistance to adopting the queue was widespread and bloody. The Chinese in the Liaodong Peninsula rebelled in 1622 and 1625 in response to the implementation of the mandatory hairstyle. The Manchus responded swiftly by killing the educated elite and instituting a stricter separation between Han Chinese and Manchus.

  3. Chonmage - Wikipedia

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    The chonmage (丁髷) is a type of traditional Japanese topknot haircut worn by men. It is most commonly associated with the Edo period (1603–1868) and samurai, and in recent times with sumo wrestlers. It was originally a method of using hair to hold a samurai kabuto helmet steady atop the head in battle, and became a status symbol among ...

  4. Hairstyles of Japanese women - Wikipedia

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    Kepatsu. The noblewomen of the early 7th century would wear their hair "very high and boxy at the front, with a sickle-shaped ponytail at the back, sometimes called "hair bound with a red string."" [1] They would call this hairstyle "keppatsu" because it was inspired by the Chinese fashion of the era. [2]

  5. Topknot - Wikipedia

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    Topknot may refer to: . A hairstyle or haircut, historically prevalent in Asia: Chonmage, a traditional Japanese haircut worn by men; Sangtu (상투), a Korean topknot; Touji (頭髻), a traditional Chinese hairstyle which involves tying all hair into a bun, worn from earliest times up to the end of the Ming Dynasty and still worn by Taoist priests and practitioners

  6. Ponytail - Wikipedia

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    Austrian footballer Sarah Puntigam with a ponytail. A ponytail is a hairstyle in which some, most, or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip, or other similar accessory and allowed to hang freely from that point.

  7. Bun (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    Double or pigtail buns are often called odango (お団子), [3] which is also a type of Japanese dumpling (also called dango). The term odango in Japanese can refer to any variety of bun hairstyle. [citation needed] In China, it is common among young girls or women to have the two buns hairstyle, which is called yaji (丫髻) or shuangyaji ...

  8. Pigtail - Wikipedia

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    A woman with long pigtails and braids.. In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail (or twin tail or twintail) shows considerable variation.The term may refer to a single braid, but is more frequently used in the plural ("pigtails") to refer to twin braids on opposite sides of the head.

  9. Nihongami - Wikipedia

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    ' Japanese hair ') is the term used for a number of traditional Japanese hairstyles considered to be distinctive in their construction and societal role. Traditionally, the construction of most nihongami hairstyles consisted of two "wings" at the side of the head, curving upwards towards the back of the head to form a topknot or ponytail , with ...