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it depends on your definition of "cannon" since in a strict sense the answer is no , but that's because the guns they were using was too small to be considered a Cannon in the definition.

They used smaller bombards , gunpowder fueled projectile appeared first in China and saw continued use, but they didn't develop truly large cannons until they were introduced Dutch style Cannons in the early 17th Century for a variety of reason.

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