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Jul 31, 2019 · First in a series on Rabban Bar Sauma, covering his life from miracle-baby through cave-bound monk and on to pilgrim, with ambassador to the cities of western Europe not far behind. This episode takes us from Yuan China to Jerusalem, or perhaps not quite that far.
Sep 17, 2016 · The Monks of Kubilai Khan, Emperor of China; or, The history of the life and travels of Rabban Sawma, envoy and plenipotentiary of the Mongol khans to the kings of Europe, and Markos who as Maha III became Patriarch of the Nestorian Church in Asia (London, 1928).
RABBAN SAWMA AND RABBAN MARKOS WISH TO GO TO JERUSALEM IV. RABBAN MARK IS ORDAINED METROPOLITAN, AND IS CALLED MAR YAHBH-ALLAHA, AND RABBAN SAWMA BECOMES VISITOR-GENERAL V. YAHBH-ALLAHA IS ELECTED PATRIARCH VI. THE FALSE ACCUSATIONS WHICH MAR YAHBH SUFFERED IN THE DAYS OF AHMAD THE KING VII.
Rabban Bar Sauma. Rabban Bar Sauma was a Turkic/Mongol monk turned diplomat of the Nestorian Christian faith. He is known for embarking on a pilgrimage from Mongol-controlled China to Jerusalem.
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One could call Rabban Bar Sauma a "reverse Marco Polo": whereas Polo traveled from West to East, Bar Sauma's trek took him from what is now Beijing to the Bourdeaux region in France; and whereas Polo went on business, the priest Bar Sauma was on a religious mission. Of course, Polo and his journey are much better known, because they exposed technol...
Bar Sauma (c. 1220-1294) belonged to the Nestorians, a sect named after the Persian priest Nestorius (d. 451). The latter, who became bishop of Constantinople, taught that Christ had two separate identities, one human and one divine. At the Council of Ephesus in 431, the Church declared Nestorianism a heresy, and soon this doctrinal separation led ...
After passing through an area in Central Asiathat was then in the grip of an anti-Mongol rebellion, they finally reached Khorasan, or present-day Afghanistan. From there they made their way to Maragheh, now in Azerbaijan. The latter was the capital of Kublai's brother Hulagu (c. 1217-1265), who had established a separate realm, the Il-khanate, that...
Books
Bar Sauma, Rabban. The Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of China; or, The History of the Life and Travels of Rabban Sawma, Envoy and Plenipotentiary of the Mongol Khans to the Kings of Europe, and Markos Who as Mar Yahbh-Allaha III Became Patriarch of the Nestorian Church in Asia,translated and edited by E. A. Wallis Budge. London: Religious Tract Society, 1928. Mirsky, Jeanette. The Great Chinese Travelers: An Anthology. New YorkCity: Pantheon Books, 1964. Montgomery, J. A., translator and edit...
Internet Sites
Traveling to Jerusalem."Bar Sauma." http://www.uscolo.edu/history/seminar/sauma.htm Young, John L. By Foot to China: Mission of The Church of the East, to 1400.http://www.aina.org/byfoot.htm
Abstract. The Monks of Ḳûblî Khân Emperor of China or The History of the Life and travels of Rabban Ṣâwmâ, Envoy and Plenipotentiary of the Mongol Khâns to the Kings of Europe, and Marḳôs who as Mâr Yahbhallâhâ III became Patriarch of the Nestorian Church in Asia. Translated from the Syriac by SirE. A. Wallis Budge, with 16 ...
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Chapter I: The History of Rabban S âwmâ. There was a certain man who was a believer, and he was a nobleman and a fearer of God. He was rich in the things of this world, and he was well endowed with the qualities of nature; he belonged to a famous family and a well-known tribe. His name was Shîbân, the Sâ‘ôrâ (i.e. the Inspector or
