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=== Java ===
 
The kingdom of [[Majapahit|Majapahit Empire]] pioneered the use of the gunpowder-based weapon in the Nusantara archipelago. One account mentions the use of firearm in a battle against Giri forces circa 1500–1506:<ref>{{Cite book|last=De Graaf|first=Hermanus Johannes|title=Kerajaan-kerajaan Islam di Jawa|publisher=Temprint|year=1985|___location=Jakarta|pages=180}}</ref>
<blockquote>... ''wadya Majapahit ambedili, dene wadya Giri pada pating jengkelang ora kelar nadhahi tibaning mimis'' ...