• @PugJesusOPM
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    42 days ago

    Samarkand was definitely taken after an assault on the citadel, rather than surrendering. But it’s true that Genghis and the Mongols made generous use of Chinese siege tactics and weapons, potentially including gunpowder-packed projectiles fired from catapults.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 days ago

      Samarkand was definitely taken after an assault on the citadel, rather than surrendering.

      I meant Bukhara, fixed it.

      But it’s true that Genghis and the Mongols made generous use of Chinese siege tactics and weapons, potentially including gunpowder-packed projectiles fired from catapults.

      Thanks for fact checking everything I shared for fun ig