A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Solid archaeological and documentary evidence of cannons appears from the 13th century, with the earliest known depiction possibly from Song dynasty China as early as the 12th century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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YearSourced to the subject's own accountApproximate; source dates solid evidence to the 13th century, with a possible 12th-century depiction. PurposeSourced to the subject's own account Cannon
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A cannon (plural either cannons or cannon) is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.
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The earliest known depiction of cannons may have appeared in Song dynasty China as early as the 12th century; however, solid archaeological and documentary evidence of cannons do not appear until the 13th century.
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A cannon is a type of heavy artillery weapon
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In 1288, Yuan dynasty troops are recorded to have used hand cannons in combat, and the earliest extant cannon bearing a date of production comes from the same period.
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Orban managed to build the giant gun within three months at Adrianople
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