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Letter from Güyük Khan to Innocent IV

Title	Letter from Güyük Khan to Innocent IV
Publication Place	Azari, 'Ala al-Din. "Ravabit-i Mughul-ha ba darbar-i Vatikan." Barrasi-ha-yi tarikhi 4, 4 (1348/1969):275-88. -
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Library:	Asnad
Record ID	249
Library Location	Archivo Segreto Vaticano (Italia)
Date	20 Jumada II 644 - 29 Jumada II 644 / 2.11.1246 - 11.11.1246
Notes	The Mongol Khan Güyük hands over this letter to Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, the Vatican envoy. The Khan demands that the Pope and European rulers should come to his court and swear allegiance to him. He emphasises his own superior position.
Kategori	Letters and Correspondence
Yazı türü	ta'liq
Anahtar kelimeler	envoy \| Mongols \| diplomatic relations
Kişiler	Giovanni da Pian del Carpine \| Genghis Khan \| Innocent IV \| Güyük Khan
Mekanlar	Hungary \| Vatican

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Letter from Güyük Khan to Innocent IV

Publication Place Azari, 'Ala al-Din. "Ravabit-i Mughul-ha ba darbar-i Vatikan." Barrasi-ha-yi tarikhi 4, 4 (1348/1969):275-88. -

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Library Asnad

Record ID 249

Library Location Archivo Segreto Vaticano (Italia)

Date 20 Jumada II 644 - 29 Jumada II 644 / 2.11.1246 - 11.11.1246

Notes The Mongol Khan Güyük hands over this letter to Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, the Vatican envoy. The Khan demands that the Pope and European rulers should come to his court and swear allegiance to him. He emphasises his own superior position.

Kategori Letters and Correspondence

Yazı türü ta'liq

Anahtar kelimeler envoy | Mongols | diplomatic relations

Kişiler Giovanni da Pian del Carpine | Genghis Khan | Innocent IV | Güyük Khan

Mekanlar Hungary | Vatican