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- The Ystoria Mongalorum is the report compiled by Carpine, of his trip to the Mongol Empire. Written in the 1240s, it is the oldest European account of the Mongols.
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Jul 28, 2024 · Immediately after his return, Giovanni recorded his observations in a large work variously styled in the manuscripts extant as Historia Mongalorum quos nos Tartaros appellamus (“History of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars”) and Liber Tartarorum (“Book of the Tartars”), or Tatarorum.
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine OFM (or Carpini; Latin: Iohannes de Plano Carpini,[1] anglicised as John of Plano Carpini; [1] c. 1185 – 1 August 1252 [2]) was a medieval Italian diplomat, Catholic archbishop, explorer and one of the first Europeans to enter the court of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. [3]
Ystoria Mongalorum is a report, compiled by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, of his trip to the Mongol Empire. Written in the 1240s, it is the oldest European account of the Mongols. Giovanni was the first European to try to chronicle Mongol history.
Mar 26, 2020 · This article considers the first four chapters of Giovanni di Plano Carpini’s Historia Mongalorum, an extraordinarily important account written by the Umbrian Franciscan Friar after his journey to...
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The Mongols are often remembered as ruthless and marauding nomads who would let nothing stand in their way during the height of their power. This characterization is due, at least in part, to hostile historical sources that exaggerated their cruelty in an attempt to discredit them. Some descriptions of this barbarian horde, however, reflect the tru...
Carpini embarked on his journey on Easter Sunday in 1245. Initially, another friar accompanied Carpini, but that friar was eventually left in Kiev. Carpini also recruited a Franciscan interpreter named Benedict the Pole along the route. The group made their way to the Mongol posts at Kanev and then continued on to the Volga River where they met Bat...
Not long after his return, Carpini was appointed archbishop of Antivari in Dalmatia where he recorded his observations from his trip in a large volume of work. Carpini was an astute observer of the tradition and customs of the Mongols while he was in their presence. He recorded his impressions in a manuscript containing various types of style and c...
Giovanni da Pian del Carpini. Historia Mongalorum quos Nos Tartaros appellamus.(The story of the Mongols whom we call the Tartars). Translated by Erik Hildinger. Wellesley, M.A.: Branden Publishing Company, 1996. Marshall, Robert. Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan. Berkeley: University of CaliforniaPress, 1993. Morgan, D. The ...
The description in John of Plano Carpini' s Y storia Mongalorum (YM) of devastation that the Mongols visited upon Kiev as a result of the sack 1240 has entered the scholarly literature with the force of established.
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine OFM (or Carpini; Latin: Iohannes de Plano Carpini, anglicised as John of Plano Carpini; c. 1185 – 1 August 1252) was a medieval Italian diplomat, Catholic archbishop, explorer and one of the first Europeans to enter the court of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
