The history of the firearm begins in 10th-century China, when tubes containing gunpowder projectiles were mounted on spears to make portable fire lances. Over the following centuries, the design evolved into various types, … See more

The oldest surviving firearm is the Heilongjiang hand cannon dated to 1288, which was discovered in modern-day Acheng District where … See more

The first recorded use of firearms in South Asia was at the Battle of Adoni in 1368. In the Deccans, the Bahmani sultanate led by Mohammed Shah I used a train of artillery against … See more

• Science and technology of the Song dynasty
• Jiao Yu
• Huolongjing
• History of cannon
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The first firearms were invented in China, following the invention of gunpowder. The earliest known depiction of a gunpowder weapon is the illustration of a fire lance on a mid-10th century silk banner from Dunhuang. The fire lance was a tube, made of paper and See more

Firearms appeared in the Middle East between the late 13th and early 14th century.
The first references what may have been arquebuses (Ottoman Turkish: tüfek) by the Janissary corps of the Ottoman army date them from … See more

One theory of how gunpowder came to Europe is via the Silk Road; another holds that it arrived during the Mongol invasion in the first half of the … See more