The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Histoire de Genghizcan
1media/Screen Shot 2021-06-30 at 8.49.06 AM.png2021-06-29T16:30:24-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52814image_header2021-06-30T07:51:38-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fIn 1710 François Pétis de la Croix (1653-1713) published a widely influential biography of Genghis Khan that was written by his father and edited by François himself.
In it, the de la Croix's speculate that the Letter of Prester John was a forgery perpetuated by Nestorians in Asia but also argue that the patriarch himself is a real, historical personage.