Crusade, Conversion, and Diplomacy: King Louis IX's Embassy to the Mongols in 1249
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演講摘要:
This talk examines the embassy sent to the Great Khan Guyuk in 1249 by King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) while Louis was on his first crusade. One of the most remarkable moments of medieval Eurasian diplomacy, the embassy reveals the challenges and possibilities in the dialogue between Latin Christians and the Mongols.
(本演講以英文進行,無須事先報名)
This talk examines the embassy sent to the Great Khan Guyuk in 1249 by King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) while Louis was on his first crusade. One of the most remarkable moments of medieval Eurasian diplomacy, the embassy reveals the challenges and possibilities in the dialogue between Latin Christians and the Mongols.
(本演講以英文進行,無須事先報名)
