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
Mongolian Report at Second Council of Lyon
12023-11-26T13:23:00-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52811plain2023-11-26T13:23:01-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fBrewer (p. 279) mentions this document, "apparently penned by the Mongol ambassadors who were present at the Second Council of Lyon in 1274, which alleges that their ' first lady' (domina principalis), Toquz Khatun, was a 'most Christian queen' (regina christianissima) and a 'daughter of the most powerful King John of India' (filia potentissimi regis Indie Iohannes)."
The source for the text comes from Baum, Velwandlllngen, p. 162.