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William of Rubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck; Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) or Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer.

He is best known for his travels to various parts of the Middle East and Central Asia in the 13th century, including the Mongol Empire. His account of his travels is one of the masterpieces of medieval travel literature, comparable to those of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta.

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William of Rubruck

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William of Rubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck; Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) or Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary...

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Karakorum

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of the serpents began to gush out a fountain of alcoholic beverages into the large silver basin arranged at the base of the tree. William of Rubruck,...

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Kumis

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traveller William of Rubruck: This cosmos, which is mare's milk, is made in this wise. […] When they have got together a great quantity of milk, which...

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Tangut people

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"of medium size, like us". The Tangut people I saw were tall but swarthy. The Iugurs are of medium build like our own people. — William of Rubruck The...

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Batu Khan

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the nickname of сайн (lit. 'good'), by which he was referred to by Marco Polo. William of Rubruck described him as about the height of his lord John...

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Mongol invasion of Circassia

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centuries, the Mongols launched massive invasions of the territory of Circassia. William of Rubruck, who travelled to the Caucasus in 1253, wrote that...

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Prester John

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Jackson, Peter; Morgan, David (eds.). The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253–1255. London: Hakluyt...

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Gog and Magog

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of Chapter 59 at Wikisource) William of Rubruck (1900). Rockhill, William Woodville (ed.). The Journey of William of Rubruck to the Eastern Parts of the...

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Great Wall of China

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Journey of William of Rubruck to the Eastern Parts of the World, 1253–55, as Narrated by Himself, with Two Accounts of the Earlier Journey of John of Pian de...

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Second Mongol invasion of Hungary

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Verlag. Page 96. William of Rubruck. "The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55." Translated by William Woodville Rockhill...

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History of rockets

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a friend of William of Rubruck, Roger Bacon, gave the first account of gunpowder and its use in fireworks to be written in Europe. A form of gunpowder...

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Guillaume Boucher

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missionary and traveller William of Rubruck reached Karakorum in 1254 on a mission from King Louis IX of France, he discovered a community of European Christians...

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Alania

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journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55, as narrated by himself, with two accounts of the earlier journey of John of Pian...

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Mount Ararat

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1111/j.1365-246x.1991.tb06328.x. William of Rubruck (1998). The Journey of William of Rubruck to the Eastern Parts of the World, 1253–55. Translated by...

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Alans

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Collection of Medieval Notices of China. Asian Educational Services. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-81-206-1966-1. W. W. Rockhill: The journey of William of Rubruck to the...

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Suutei tsai

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been a result of the Mongols' belief that water was sacred. During the mid-thirteenth century, a Franciscan friar, William of Rubruck, set out to the...

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Jiaochao

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van Rubroeck, Willem; Rockhill, William Woodville (1900). The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55. London: Printed...

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The Travels of Marco Polo

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China to other early accounts by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine and William of Rubruck who portrayed the Mongols as "barbarians" who appeared to belong to...

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Tengrism

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letter of Arghun Khan to Pope Nicholas IV (1290) also uses the word Misica for Christ. William of Rubruck reported that Arig Boke, brother of Hulegu Khan...

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Mongol invasion of the Latin Empire

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Baldwin of Hainaut, all the way to the imperial Mongol capital of Karakorum. In 1253, he gave William of Rubruck, a Franciscan missionary, letters of recommendation...

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Roger Bacon

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a friend of William of Rubruck, Roger Bacon, gave the first account of gunpowder and its use in fireworks to be written in Europe. A form of gunpowder...

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Horse culture in Mongolia

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and Details. Retrieved 2014-08-25. "Full text of "The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55"". 1900. http://hwcdn.libsyn...

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