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They began a long winter journey home. Often, they had to lie on the bare snow or on ground scraped bare of snow with a foot. They reached Kiev on 10 June 1247. There and on their further journey the Slavonic Christians welcomed them as risen from the dead with festive hospitality.
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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 ...
Aug 1, 2024 · John of Plano Carpini’s journey to the court of Güyük Khan is a remarkable tale of courage, perseverance, and cultural exchange. His travels not only broadened the geographic and cultural horizons of Europe but also played a pivotal role in shaping the history of the 13th century.
Jul 28, 2024 · Giovanni da Pian del Carpini (born c. 1180, Pian del Carpine?, near Perugia, Umbria [Italy]—died August 1, 1252, Antivari [Bar], Dalmatia?) was a Franciscan friar, the first noteworthy European traveler in the Mongol empire, to which he was sent on a formal mission by Pope Innocent IV.
Despite his infirmities, there is no record that Carpini complained about the hardships of the journey, which began in Lyons, France, on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1245. The immediate destination was Russia, controlled by a Mongol force led by Batu Khan and known as the Golden Horde, and to get there the delegation passed through Bohemia, Poland ...
In 1245 Carpini, one of the original followers of Francis of Assisi, led the first papal mission to the Mongols. After an arduous journey, including 3,000 miles across central Asia, they reached Sira Ordu and had an audience with the Great Khan Kuyuk.
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Giovanni de Plano Carpini was a 13th-century Italian Franciscan friar who was sent on a mission to the Mongol Empire by Pope Innocent IV. He led an expedition to the Mongol Empire in 1245 and was one of the first Europeans to enter the realm and make contact with the Mongol Khans.
