William had participated in the crusade of King Louis IX of France to Palestine and there heard about the Mongols from friar Andrew of Longjumeau, a Dominican who had been involved in papal diplomacy aimed at trying to enlist the Mongols in the Christian crusade against the Muslims. 1270) wrote the most detailed and valuable of the early Western accounts of the Mongols. The Khan's letter to the King of FranceĪ Flemish Franciscan monk, William of Rubruck (Willem van Ruysbroeck, ca.Kumiss (fermented mare's milk, called cosmos by Rubruck).The Mongols' social and religious customs celebrations.
William of Rubruck's Account of the Mongols William of Rubruck's Account of the Mongols
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