Gunpowder developed in China
~850 · Event
Tang alchemists discover gunpowder; weaponised under the Song.
On these timelines: Master, China, Science & Technology
Around 850
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)