1044 ⟶ Wujing Zongyao Military Manuscript Completed
– The Wujing Zongyao military manuscript is completed by Chi...
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📜 Wujing Zongyao Military Manuscript Completed
– The Wujing Zongyao military manuscript is completed by Chinese scholars Zeng Gongliang, Ding Du, and Yang Weide.⟶
Military HistorySong DynastyMilitary TechnologyManuscriptWarfare
China📜 Wujing Zongyao Describes Gunpowder and Early Compass
the Chinese Wujing Zongyao, written by Zeng Gongliang and Yang Weide, is the first book to describe gunpowder formulas; it also described their use in warfare, such as blackpowder-impregnated fuses for flamethrowers. It also described an early form of the compass, a thermoremanence compass.⟶
GunpowderMilitary TechnologyCompassInventionsSong DynastyWarfare
China💣 Song Dynasty Establishes Gunpowder Ingredient Monopolies
the Chinese Song dynasty places strict government monopolies over the production and distribution of sulfur and saltpetre, in order to curb the possibility of merchants selling gunpowder formula components to enemies such as the Tanguts and Khitans.⟶
Song DynastyGunpowderMilitary TechnologyWarfareMonopolyTradeMilitary Strategy
China⚔️ Shen Kuo's Campaign Against Western Xia Fails Due to Officer Disobedience
1081: The Chinese statesman and scientist Shen Kuo is put in command of the campaign against the Western Xia, and although he successfully halts their invasion route to Yanzhou (modern Yan'an), another officer disobeys imperial orders and the campaign is ultimately a failure because of it.⟶
Song DynastyMilitary CampaignWarfareSiege WarfareShen KuoMilitary Failure
China🚢 Chinese Navy Expansion and Paddle Wheel Craft Development
1183: the Chinese navy increases from a mere 3,000 to 52,000 marine soldiers stationed in 20 different squadrons. During this time, hundreds of treadmill-operated paddle wheel craft are assembled for the navy to fight the Jin dynasty in the north.⟶
Military TechnologyChinese HistoryNaval WarfareJin DynastyWarfareSong Dynasty
China💣 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.⟶
Song DynastyMilitary TechnologyExplosivesWarfare
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