Song Gunpowder Formula
Recorded black-powder formula using saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal for Song military incendiaries, bombs, and fire arrows.
Core metadata
- ID: gunpowder
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1044 (exact)
- Region: Song China
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
None.
Dependents
- Harquebus / Arquebus (arquebus)
- Cannons (cannons)
- Cartridge Ammunition (cartridge_ammunition)
- Early Firearms (early_firearms)
- Global Exploration (exploration_global)
- Musketry Formations (musketry_formations)
- Naval Artillery (Broadside Cannons) (naval_artillery_broadside_cannons)
- Rocketry (rocketry)
- Smokeless Powder (smokeless_powder)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Gunpowder - Song Dynasty China (Asia for Educators, Columbia University, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
No prerequisite edge evidence is yet recorded.
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No prerequisite edges recorded. | |||||
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