-650 ⟶ Crossbow's Early Adoption in China

Crossbow in China.
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🏹 Crossbow's Early Adoption in China

Crossbow in China.⟶
Crossbow's Early Adoption in China (-650)
WarfareMilitary TechnologyWeaponsMilitary InnovationZhou Dynasty
ChinaChina

⚔️ Han Dynasty Conquest of the Dian Kingdom

China conquers Dian.⟶
Han Dynasty Conquest of the Dian Kingdom (-116)
WarfareMilitary ExpansionHan DynastyConquestImperialismRegional Power
ChinaChina

⚔️ Battle of Xingshi: Wei Forces Defeat Shu Han

Battle of Xingshi in China.⟶
Battle of Xingshi: Wei Forces Defeat Shu Han (244)
WarfareMilitary ConflictThree Kingdoms PeriodShu HanSiegeTerritorial DisputesBattle
ChinaChina

📜 Wujing Zongyao Military Manuscript Completed

– The Wujing Zongyao military manuscript is completed by Chinese scholars Zeng Gongliang, Ding Du, and Yang Weide.⟶
Wujing Zongyao Military Manuscript Completed (1044)
Military HistorySong DynastyMilitary TechnologyManuscriptWarfare
ChinaChina

💣 First Recorded Use of Land Mine in Warfare

Land mine in Song dynasty China: Textual evidence suggests that the first use of a Land mine in history is by a Song dynasty brigadier general known as Lou Qianxia, who uses an 'enormous bomb' (huo pao) to kill Mongol soldiers invading Guangxi in 1277.⟶
First Recorded Use of Land Mine in Warfare (1277)
Song DynastyMilitary TechnologyExplosivesWarfare
ChinaChina

⚔️ Manchu Invasions of China Begin

The Manchus start invading China. Their conquest eventually topples the Ming dynasty.⟶
Manchu Invasions of China Begin (1618)
ManchuQing DynastyMing DynastyInvasionWarfareConquest
ChinaChina