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239 Pages·2013·4.73 MB·English

by  Ben Sinvany

The Age of
Gunpowder
An Era of Technological, Tactical, Strategic, and
Leadership Innovations
Volume V
Emory Endeavors in History 2013
Cover Art by Kevin Callahan
The Age of Gunpowder
Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief:
Nicole Goetz
Chief Copy Editor:
Kyle Johnson
Copy Editors:
Alex Astroth
George Granberry
Cathryn Morette
Formatting Tsar:
Kim Black
Design Kahn:
Eric Huh
Table of Contents:
June Park
Introduction:
Tonio
Promotion:
Arish Jamil
Cover Design:
Sam Bleiweis
Publisher:
Benjamin Sinvany
Copyright © 2013 Nicole Goetz
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1493780310
ISBN-13: 978-1493780310

The Age of Gunpowder
An Era of Technological, Tactical, Strategic, and
Leadership Innovations

Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Tonio Andrade
Choe Mu-Seon and The Early Era of Wokou Piracy: Catalyst for the
Development of Gunpowder in Korea, a precursor of Korea-Japan
Diplomacy 9
Peter Kim
Gunpowder as a Vehicle for the Power Aggrandizement of King
Sukchong 23
June (Seo Jung) Park
Wrath of the Khans: Ming Border Policy, 1368-1574 44
Benjamin Sinvany
Why Mysore? The Idealistic and Materialistic Factors Behind Tipu
Sultan’s War Rocket Success 62
Arish Jamil
The Downfall of the Iroquois 84
Sam Bleiweis
A Country Dangerous for Discipline: The Clash and Combination
of Regular and Irregular Warfare during the French and
Indian War 100
Nicole Goetz
Surpassing Xerxes: The Advent of Ottoman Gunpowder Technology in
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries 116
Kyle Johnson
The Decline of Japanese Firearm Manufacturing and Proliferation in
the Seventeenth Century 136
Alex Astroth
The Naval Component of the Battle of Shubra Khit 149
George Granberry

The Causes of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Loss at Waterloo 1815 164
Eric Huh

The Empress Dowager’s Role in the Reforms of 1898 184
Kim Black

Technological Diffusion in Early-Meiji Naval Development,
1880-1895 205
Cathryn Morette

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