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4 days ago · In this essay, Ge presents a crucial historical moment – the first debate between Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism before an emperor in Great Mongolia, Möngke Khan. What is most peculiar, with modern hindsight, is the Khan’s response to the Flemish friar, William of Rubruck, who believes he has won the argument.
3 days ago · When Möngke's mother Sorghaghtani and their cousin Berke organized a second kurultai on 1 July 1251, the assembled throng proclaimed Möngke great khan of the Mongol Empire. This marked a major shift in the leadership of the empire, transferring power from the descendants of Genghis's son Ögedei to the descendants of Genghis's son Tolui.
21 hours ago · China - Invasion, Song, Dynasty: During the next decades an uneasy coexistence prevailed between the Mongols in northern China and the Song state in the south. The Mongols resumed their advance in 1250 under the grand khan Möngke and his brother Kublai Khan—grandsons of Genghis Khan.
1 day ago · Genghis Khan [a] (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [b] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
2 days ago · Rubruck, with his non-anglicized name Willem van Rubroeck (or Ruysbroeck), was a Flemish Franciscan who travelled the then Mongol empire from 1253 to 1255, stayed six months at the court of the Mongol emperor Möngke Khan, and on his return submitted an extensive report, in Latin, to the French king Louis IX (Louis le Saint), on whose orders he ...
2 days ago · However, it is clear from a letter by Güyük Khan, sent to the Pope, that the Mongols will not convert to Christianity, because they would not obey the word of Möngke Tengri (Eternal God). [ 129 ] Contemporary Age
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4 days ago · Debate in Front of Möngke Khan: The First Face-to-Face Discussion of Doctrines Between Eastern and Western Religions Ge Zhaoguang - 25 September 2024 Professor Ge Zhaoguang is, without a doubt, the most important historian of Chinese thought alive.
