Why European Militaries Were Far More Advanced Than Others

Short Answer: small warring states innovate more

From left to right: A Safavid Qizilbash cavalryman, a Mughal infantryman, an Ottoman Janissary (before 1657). Public Domain images. Click for podcast.

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The question I wanted to pose in the title of this post, but didn’t have enough space, was this:

Why did European militaries’ gunpowder technologies develop much faster and become far…