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It seems like Asia, more specifically the Chinese knew about gunpowder for such a long time before it was used for wars by the Europeans. Did the Chinese use gunpowder for combat too, and if so, why did they even sell it considering they could've conquered the world easily with even primitive guns?*

by /u/lgmdnss in /r/AskHistorians

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