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===== Points of Divergence : Gunpowder =====

A downright weird innovation when you think about it. Perhaps that's why people like to speculate about it being developed earlier. This page provides a list of various PODs, with all entries sorted as chronologically as possible.  

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==== General PODs ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=13918|Discussion about gunpowder development in general]]**  

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/gunpowder-is-never-invented.51137/|Gunpowder is never invented]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=289176|Earliest possible gunpowder ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=5852|Ancient Gunpowder ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=222143|WI: Gunpowder discovered earlier and/or guns invented earlier]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/how-would-gunpowder-affect-the-development-of-bronze-age-civilization.358146/|How would gunpowder affect the development of Bronze Age civilization ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/peaceful-gunpowder.92471/|Challenge: Only peaceful usage of gunpowder]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=32650|Military tactics without gunpowder]]**

Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. 

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==== Specific culture PODs ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=48981|Ancient Egyptian gunpowder]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-gunpowder-was-developed-in-old-dynasty-egypt.433503/|WI gunpowder was developed in Old Dynasty Egypt ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/archimedes-invents-gunpowder.111403/|Archimedes invents gunpowder]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=340796|How early can gunpowder be discovered by Europe ?]]**

**[[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=14065|Roman gunpowder (1)]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=358844|Roman gunpowder (2)]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=274078|Flintlocks and Roman legions ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=194196|The repercussions of Roman military usage of gunpowder]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=142666|Gunpowder used in Roman siege projectiles instead of guns ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-gunpowder-discovered-under-justin-i-of-the-ere.495195/|WI Gunpowder discovered under Justin I of the Eastern Roman Empire ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=294332|WI Mesoamericans developed Gunpowder ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=304691|WI East Asian gunpowder revolution ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=201458|An alternative technology to guns ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=261776|Alternate projectile weapons]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=107850|WI Europe rejects gunpowder ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-medieval-world-with-wide-spread-gun-powder.372825/|Plausibility check: Medieval Europe with earlier widespread use of gunpowder]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=353635|WI Africa gets gunpowder earlier ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-would-colonization-of-the-new-world-without-gunpowder-look-like.376294/|What would colonization of the New World without gunpowder look like ?]]**

Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. 

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==== See Also ====

**[[infantry and cavalry|Points of Divergence : Infantry and Cavalry Tech and Tactics]]**

**[[Small Arms, Body Armour and Equipment|Points of Divergence : Small Arms, Body Armour and Equipment]]**

**[[resources:military|Useful Resources about Military History]]**

//**[[timelines:The Guns of the Tawantinsuya]]**// - A TL by [[offtopic:RobertP6165]] that features the discovery of primitive gunpowder in Peru and its use by the Inca empire.  

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