![]() They were probably used by the Mohists as early as 4th century BC, descriptions of which can be found in the Mojing (compiled in the 4th century BC). The first recorded use of mangonels was in ancient China. Torsion-based siege weapons such as the ballista and onager are not known to have been used in China. The mangonel is thought to have originated in ancient China. History Modern interpretation of the traction trebuchet (mangonel) as described in the Mojing China A four-footed mangonel/traction trebuchet from the Wujing Zongyao ) In China the mangonel was called the pào (砲). The mangonel was called al-manjanīq, arrada, shaytani, or sultani in Arabic. ![]() Modern military historians came up with the term "traction trebuchet" to distinguish it from previous torsion machines such as the onager. It is sometimes wrongly used to refer to the onager. Mangonel was a general term for medieval stone-throwing artillery and used more specifically to refer to manually (traction-) powered weapons. In Latin it is called a manganum, in French a manganeau, and in English a mangonel. Mangonel is probably derived from the Greek mangana, "a generic term for construction machinery." It could also be derived from mangon, a French hard stone found in the south of France. ![]()
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