gunpowder empire
Any of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, which all had considerable military…Any of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, which all had considerable military success using then-innovative firearms, especially cannon and small arms.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)Any of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, which all had considerable military success using then-innovative firearms, especially cannon and small arms.
порохова́я импе́рияporoxovája impérija
Translations
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Origin
Coined by Marshall G. S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill at the University of Chicago. HodgCoined by Marshall G. S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill at the University of Chicago. Hodgson used the phrase as a title in The Venture of Islam (1974).
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