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Marco Polo said he helped the Mongols conquer the Chinese city of Xiangyang by teaching them how to build mangonels. According to Chinese and Mongol records, Xiangyang fell in 1273. Marco Polo did not go to China until 1275. How is this possible?

by /u/TicklingTentacles in /r/AskHistorians

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