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The discovery of gunpowder during the was a result of Chinese Alchemy as they were seeking immortality. Thus, the earliest record of gunpowder was during the 11th century. As their knowledge of gunpowder spread through the early modern world, the development of warfare weapons emerged.

The introduction of gunpowder allowed for the creation of the first gun(s) that were invented in China. Other Chinese inventions such as the compass did not spread as rapidly as guns. Gunpowder and the development of guns influenced other empires as it changed early modern warfare.

From the 15th through 18th century, there was a widespread in gunpowder technology. While the Europeans were pressed on military developments and technological advancements with gunpowder, the Chinese fell back in regards to further developing military technology. This was due to the matter, that the Chinese were not as heavily engaged in wars or conquests as the Europeans. Notably, when the Chinese were at war with the Portuguese, for example, they swiftly adapted to military technology, and adopted Western-style guns.

The Chinese pioneered the use of crossbows, advanced forms of arms and armor, gunpowder weapons, naval and nomadic cavalry. Thus, the Chinese even adopted Western military technology. Interestingly, the Chinese had many descriptions of how they uitilized their technology. For Ming China, they had experiences on the battlefield: against Chinese rebels, Shan elephants, and Mongol horsemen. Nonetheless, under the Ming Dynasty, intensively practiced tactical strategies bason their firearm use. Qi Jiguang and his troops used innovative battle techniques such as counter marching, dividing the troops, as a flexible way of adapting to the battlefield. These tactics were proved effective during the Sino-Dutch War beginning in 1661. While, the Chinese were undermined as the inferior empire due to lack of weaponry, their strict adherence discipline and tactical strategy led them to defeating the Dutch. This draws a parallel to the Sino-Poruguese conflict. During the first war, in 1521, the Portuguese firepower was far more effective than the Chinese. As they witnessed they power of Portugues artillery, the Chinese better prepared for the war, in 1522. They innovated, adaptwed, modified, and improved. The Chinese were a display of rapid militarization, as they instilled Western-style learnings to their war tactical strategy and knowledge of artillery.