How the Mongols Revolutionized Warfare with Siege Technology

When the Mongols first stormed out of the steppes, they were masters of mobile cavalry warfare, but they lacked the technology to take fortified cities. That changed dramatically as they conquered China, the Islamic world, and Eastern Europe—absorbing engineers, siege engines, and gunpowder weapons from every civilization they encountered. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mongols turned weakness into strength: from the early struggles against the Jin Dynasty's stone-throwing trebuchets to the massive siege of Xiangyang, where Persian engineers helped build counterweight trebuchets that shattered Song defenses. They discuss the role of Chinese siege experts in the sack of Baghdad, the use of gunpowder bombs and fire lances in Europe, and how the Mongols' willingness to adopt foreign technology made them nearly unstoppable. But did their siege expertise ever fail? And what happened when the Mamluks turned their own tactics against them? This episode uncovers a lesser-known side of Mongol warfare—the engineering and innovation behind their greatest conquests. #MongolSiegeTechnology #Trebuchet #Xiangyang #HulaguKhan #Baghdad1258 #Gunpowder #FireLance #JinDynasty #SongDynasty #Mamluks #AynJalut #PersianEngineers #ChineseArtillery #YuanDynasty #KublaiKhan #MilitaryHistory #History #FexingoHistory #MongolInvasions #GenghisKhan Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo