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The 21 pages that link to Matchlock, each with the reason it gives.

• FirearmBroader topic: It mechanized ignition and reduced the need to apply a flame by hand.

• BaburRelated: Matchlock-armed infantry supplemented Babur’s cavalry and artillery.

• FlintlockCompared with: It preceded the flintlock and required a continuously burning cord.

• Battle of ChaldiranBroader topic: Matchlock-armed infantry helped the Ottomans counter Safavid cavalry.

• Black powderBroader topic: Matchlocks made black powder practical in portable firearms.

• MuzzleloaderBroader topic: Matchlocks were among the earliest practical muzzleloading firearms.

• Firearm actionBroader topic: It illustrates an early mechanism for firing, before modern repeating actions.

• Pike and shotRelated: Its slow, exposed ignition shaped how shot units fired and reloaded beside pikemen.

• Hand cannonBroader topic: It mechanized the external flame that hand cannon users applied by hand.

• ArquebusBroader topic: The arquebus commonly used this mechanism to ignite its gunpowder.

• MusketBroader topic: The matchlock was an early mechanism for firing muskets.

• Battle of NagashinoRelated: Oda’s forces used matchlocks as a major part of their defense against Takeda attacks.

• Battle of KhanwaRelated: Babur’s matchlockmen added gunfire to his defensive line at Khanwa.

• Small armsRelated: Matchlocks made early small arms easier to fire than hand-ignited guns.

• WheellockCompared with: Unlike the wheellock, the matchlock depended on a continuously burning cord.

• Nanban tradeRelated: Japanese adoption of matchlocks followed their introduction by Portuguese traders.

• Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-GhaziRelated: Firearms helped Adal forces overcome Ethiopian armies in the early campaign.

• First Battle of PanipatBroader topic: Babur’s troops used matchlocks alongside cannon, adding mobile gunfire to his defense.

• TabinshwehtiRelated: Firearms used by foreign and local troops changed the balance in siege and field combat.

• GunsBroader topic: It replaced direct hand ignition with a trigger-operated mechanism.

• History of the firearmBroader topic: It replaced hand-applied ignition with a trigger-operated mechanism.