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I've been reading up on the Chinese Empires specifically the Ming Dynasty. The Chinese were the first to develop well functioning firearms, so my question is: how did the weaponry in Renaissance Europe compare to that of the Ming?

by /u/TEmpTom in /r/AskHistorians

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