The Wan Gong Chang Explosion

The wan gong chang explosion was the explosion of a store of gunpowder. It is ranked as one of the biggest non military explosions ever, along with explosions in beyrout 20 20, tangine, 20 15 and Texas city s 19 forty seven. The death toll was greater, since it took place in the centre of what was, at the time, the most populated city on earth. Ming troops carried guns from the dynasty's beginning, and ming workshops produced some of the most effective firearms in the world.