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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 .
A Flemish Franciscan monk, William of Rubruck (Willem van Ruysbroeck, ca. 1210-ca. 1270) wrote the most detailed and valuable of the early Western accounts of the Mongols.
Jan 1, 2000 · WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK – Encyclopaedia Iranica. WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK, Friar (fl. 1253-1255), a Flemish Franciscan missionary who traveled through the lands that the Mongols had conquered in the Crimea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Asia Minor between 1253 and 1255.
William of Rubruck (c. 1220 – c. 1293, or ca. 1210-ca. 1270) was a Flemish Franciscan missionary, monk and explorer. His account is one of the masterpieces of medieval geographical literature comparable to that of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta and is the most detailed and valuable of the early Western accounts of the Mongols and their leader at ...
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Jan 4, 2019 · William of Rubruck and his Adventurous Journey to Karakorum. explorer 4. January 2019 1 Tabea Tietz. Voyage of William of Rubruck in 1253 – 1255. On January 4, 1254, Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer William of Rubruck was granted the privilege of an audience at the great Mongol Möngke Khan in his court in Karakorum .
WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK: A REVIEW ARTICLE. By Peter Jackson. The appearance of a new translation of the Itinerarium of William of Rubruck (1253-55)l furnishes an opportunity to review the work done on this, possibly the most valuable of Western sources on the Mongols.
Sep 9, 2020 · William of Rubruck, Mongolia, Franciscan missions. Abstract. William of Rubruck’s account of journeying to Mongolia (1253-55) remained relatively elusive in scholarly and popular discourses. A Franciscan friar, his mission helped tentatively acquaint two (literally/figuratively) distant civilizations, Latin Christendom and the Mongol Empire.
