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 to what may have been arquebuses (Ottoman Turkish: tüfek) made by the Janissary corps of the Ottoman 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