The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253-1255

ISBN-13: 9780904180299 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 328 str.

William of Rubruck

Opis

Prior to the 13th century the horizons of Western Christians extended no further than the principalities of what is now European Russia and the Islamic powers of the near East.

Spis treści

Chronology of Rubruck’s mission, The Mongol imperial family: genealogical table, Introduction Rubruck’s report to King Louis 1X of France I The name of the interpreter II The Moxcl and the Merdvins/Merdas III 'Coir Chan' IV The place where the Mongol sovereigns were elected V The interview with Batu VI The Vlachs and the Ulac VII The Uighur king and Chinggis Khan's daughter VIII Mankhaeism and the Creation IX The Seljiik Sultanate of Rum (Anatolia) Bibliography of works cited

O autorze

Jackson, Peter