Wuwei Bronze Cannon
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wuwei-bronze-cannon-225-740959
title:
Wuwei Bronze Cannon
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The Wuwei Bronze Cannon or Xi Xia Bronze cannon was discovered in 1980 and is probably the oldest and largest cannon dated to the 13th century. This 100 cm (39 in) long, 108 kg (238 lb) bronze cannon was discovered in a cellar in Wuwei, Gansu Province. It bears no inscription, but has been dated by historians to the late Western Xia period between 1214 and 1227 through contextual evidence. The gun contained an iron ball about nine centimeters in diameter, which is smaller than the muzzle diamete
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Bronze cannon discovered in China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuwei_Bronze_Cannon
date created:
2017-10-06T20:20:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T16:09:03Z
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