Soldiers in South Korea Unearth Ancient Gunpowder Weapon—A Discovery That Could Rewrite History
Wikimedia CommonsThe weapon could have been manufactured in 1437, under the reign of King Sejong.
If the weapon was made in 1437, it would have been under the reign of King Sejong, during a time when the state was actively working to improve its firearms.
Although the researchers cannot yet determine the exact manufacturing date, either one establishes the Hwangja Hwatong as the oldest gunpowder weapon ever found on the Korean Peninsula.
“This is an extraordinary discovery with immense academic, historical and cultural value,” Cho Mi-soon, director of the Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, said during a press briefing. “It comes from a crucial transitional period between the late Goryeo and early Joseon dynasties, when physical artifacts of firearms are exceptionally rare.”
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