Rabban Bar Sauma
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Rabban Bar Sauma was a 13th-century Nestorian Christian monk and diplomat from China who famously journeyed to Europe as an envoy of the Mongol Ilkhanate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century person
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Christian monk ⓘ Nestorian Christian ⓘ diplomat ⓘ envoy ⓘ traveler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabban Bar Ṣawma
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Rabban Sauma NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabban Ṣawma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1220 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Yuan China
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Zhongdu NERFINISHED ⓘ near modern Beijing ⓘ |
| citizenship | Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1294 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Ilkhan Arghun
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Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Turkic ⓘ |
| influenced |
knowledge of Europe in the Mongol Ilkhanate
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later historians of cross-cultural contacts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chinese
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Persian ⓘ Syriac ⓘ Turkic language ⓘ |
| metWith |
Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos
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King Edward I of England (via representatives) NERFINISHED ⓘ King Philip IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Nicholas IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPurpose | to seek alliance with European powers against the Mamluks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of an East Asian traveler to medieval Europe
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journey from China to the Middle East and Europe ⓘ serving as Mongol Ilkhanate envoy to European courts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Itinerary of Rabban Bar Sauma
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Travel account of Rabban Bar Sauma ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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envoy of the Ilkhanate ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| religion |
Church of the East
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Nestorian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Church of the East monasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentBy | Ilkhan Arghun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelDestination |
Baghdad
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Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem region NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Christian holy sites in the Near East
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European courts ⓘ |
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