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The Chinese invented gunpowder for war reasons. They wanted an advantage over their enemy.This has nothing to do with why invented it but they invented it around A.D 800-850. Gunpowder was made up of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.

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Chinese Taoist alchemists were the major force behind the early invention of gunpowder. Emperor Wu Di (156-87 BC) of the Han dynasty financed research done by the alchemists on the secrets of eternal life. The alchemists experimented with the sulphur and saltpeter heating the substances in order to transform them.

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