Oda Nobunaga and the Gunpowder Revolution in Japan - Medievalists.net

Gunpowder reached India by the 13th century, but rulers relied on elephants, cavalry, and archers seeing early firearms as slow and dishonorable. The Bahmani Sultanate first used cannons in the 15th century, Babur’s victory at Panipat (1526) proved their power, and by Talikota (1565) artillery decided empires. Yet unlike Europe, Indian states never rebuilt their armies fully around guns, keeping them as support. This hesitation let disciplined European gunpowder armies gain the edge. #firearms #