Glossary · Term

Coal

Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock used as fuel. Under the Song Dynasty, coal was used on a large scale in iron smelting and urban heating. Coal later powered the industrialisation of the Empire of Japan, whose limited domestic resources encouraged expansion into resource-rich regions of Asia.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Coal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coal
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