Most historians agree that the Chinese invented fireworks about the tenth century of our Common Era, when Oriental chemists discovered that combining saltpeter (potassium nitrate) with sulfur and charcoal produces an explosive compound.
ज़्यादातर इतिहासकारों का मानना है कि आतिशबाज़ी की ईजाद, करीब सा. यु. दसवीं सदी में चीनी लोगों ने की थी ।