35 Christianity in Asia under the Mongols Flashcards
Which non-Chalcedonian churches recognised the universal authority of the pope, used unleavened bread in the eucharist, and affirmed the double procession of the Holy Spirit?
The Maronite churches.
Which order was appointed by the pope to make contact with Mongol rulers?
The Franciscan order, led by John of Plano Carpini
Who was the Mongol ruler of Russia?
Batu, one of the grandsons of Genghis Khan
What was the traditional religious practice of the Mongols?
Shamanism
Who was the Franciscan sent by King Louis of France to investigate the claim that in Russia one of the sons of Khan Batu, named Sartach, was even reported to have become a Christian?
William of Rubruck
Which were the 3 faiths involved in the interreligious debate in the presence of the great khan?
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
Who were sent by Khubilai Khan to the West to see if an alliance with the Christian kings against the Muslim rulers of Egypt could be arranged?
Rabban Sauma and Mark (later Patriarch Yaballaha)
Who was the Italian merchant whose account gave us a sense of the churches in central Asia and China?
Marco Polo
Which Franciscan monk built a Latin church in China?
John of Monte Corvino
Who defeated the Abbasid caliphate and conquered Baghdad?
Hülagü, brother of the great khan
Christians in Baghdad were protected during the invasion because one of Hülagü’s wives, Dokuz, was a Christian.
Who was the Jacobite scholar, who undertook countless negotiations with various Mongol and Muslim rulers on behalf of the Christian communities he oversaw?
Bar Hebreus, was also elected maphrian of the Jacobite church, which made him the missionary bishop over all churches east of the Euphrates
