Generally light, especially on Mainland Southeast Asia, usually only arm guard and bracelet are employed. Those are unusually made with treated leather so in general they offer virtually no protection. about this much. Still, even that might just be a speculation my part. read more
High rank commander swapped their golden armor with cotton clothes. So to answer your question, South East asian nations rarely wore armor like the ones in other nations. Even the Spanish Conquistadors who were always portrayed with heavy chest plate armor in South America are portrayed as uniformed army without armor in South East Asian history. read more