Cannons
Early gunpowder artillery pieces, including bombards and other cannon-like guns for siege and field warfare.
Core metadata
- ID: cannons
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1300 (century)
- Region: China and Europe
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
Dependents
- Early Firearms (early_firearms)
- Naval Artillery (Broadside Cannons) (naval_artillery_broadside_cannons)
- Naval Gunnery Tables (naval_gunnery_tables)
- Star Fort / Trace Italienne (star_fort_trace_italienne)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Military technology - The gunpowder revolution, c. 1300-1650 (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node, edge, maturity
- Military technology - Early use of artillery (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 75%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 2
- textbook: 1
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Gunpowder Formula (gunpowder) | required | 90% | textbook | Early cannon were gunpowder artillery: the propellant is a direct operating prerequisite for the scoped technology. |
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| Bronze Working (bronze_working) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Bronze Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Iron Working (iron_working) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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