Question

"Gunpowder empires" were empires that?

Answer 1

Gunpowder empires were empires that focused the bulk of their army and military tactics on the use of gunpowder and guns. Most of the warfare that they went into was accomplished from afar.
The term "gunpowder empire" is usually traced to the work of historian Marshall G. Hodgson, who sought to explain the rise of empires in the Islamic world.A "gunpowder empire" was a new, large-scale empire that relied heavily on firearms to maintain dominion. It's usually applied to Middle Eastern empires, particularly the Ottoman Empire. This was a change from the Mongol Empire which conquered on horseback using swords and torches.