![]() ![]() Muskets were first introduced in Central-Asia under the Timurid dynasty, being used by the first Mughal emperor Babur in the first Battle of Panipat 1526 CE. Needham considered this weapon to be a "primitive machine-gun". These weapons were most effective when fired from walls or high positions. The musketeer would turn these barrels lighting each barrel with a slow match one by one. The Chinese also built the first repeating firearm: several barrels behind a small wooden shield. There was also an illustration and description of how the Chinese had adopted the Ottoman kneeling position when firing, while favoring the use of European-made muskets. Zhao Shizhen's book of 1598 AD, the Shenqipu, contains illustrations of Ottoman Turkish and European musketeers together with detailed diagrams of their muskets. Arquebusiers and musketeers were employed in the armies of the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties (1644–1911). It spread westward across Asia during the 14th century. The hand cannon was invented in China in the 12th century and was in widespread use there in the 13th century. Musketeers in China from the Ming dynasty. ![]()
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