China
They used gunpowder for fireworks and weapons.
I'm guessing you mean why it was not used for defense or weaponary. The answer is that the Chinese did not find a weaponary use for gunpowder, they used it mainly for fireworks. The Europeans were the first to use gunpowder for weapons.
mining and propellants in weapons
No, the Chinese used gunpowder before the Mongols did. So did the Jurchens, who conquered northern China in the early 1100s. The Mongols undoubtedly acquired knowledge of gunpowder weapons from the Jurchens and the Chinese.
Originally used in fireworks, later used as a propellant for weapons- cannon.
Evidence has been found that gunpowder began to be used in weapontry as early as 960 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty of China. Gunpowder was used in early cannonballs and as wicks for flame throwers and bombs. Metal weapons, which were a predecessor to firearms were used in the Yuan Dynasty as early as 1271. These weapons were all used during the early wars between the different kingdoms of China. The unification of China is believed, by some, to be the result of gunpowder. Says the fag you listen too.
Evidence has been found that gunpowder began to be used in weapontry as early as 960 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty of China. Gunpowder was used in early cannonballs and as wicks for flame throwers and bombs. Metal weapons, which were a predecessor to firearms were used in the Yuan Dynasty as early as 1271. These weapons were all used during the early wars between the different kingdoms of China. The unification of China is believed, by some, to be the result of gunpowder. Says the fag you listen too.
People use it for weapons and still use it for fireworks
Castels were used in war by gunpowder and machinery weapons
Gunpowder.
Weapons invented in ancient China include gunpowder. In the search for an elixir of life gunpowder was discovered accidentally. Initially tubes of it were attached to arrows and these exploded among the enemy. The first artillery used bamboo tubes, soon replaced by metal tubes.
cordite is a type of smokeless gunpowder. basically cellulose nitrate.