Complex sentence: This is a timeline of the history of gunpowder and devices, contraptions, mechanisms, or weapons utilizing gunpowder, from its inception as a Taoist alchemical product in 9th century Tang dynasty China until its replacement by smokeless powder in the 19th century.
Split into simpler sentences: This is a timeline of the history of gunpowder and devices, contraptions, mechanisms, or weapons utilizing gunpowder. The timeline covers the history of gunpowder from its inception as a Taoist alchemical product in 9th century Tang dynasty China until its replacement by smokeless powder in the 19th century.