Early Latin Reports about the Mongols (1221): Reasons for Distortion of Reality »

The first mention of the Mongols appears in Latin sources in 1221. According to these sources, the Mongol army, which accomplished a number of conquests in Central Asia, Persia, and Transcaucasia, consisted of baptized nomads. Latin authors asserted that at the head of this army stood a certain Davi...

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Published in:	Золотоордынское обозрение
Main Author:	Roman Hautala
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Marjani Institute of History 2015-01-01
Subjects:	Crusade ideology Fifth Crusade Khwarezmian campaign of Genghis Khan Nestorian documents Latin sources.
Online Access:	http://goldhorde.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/%D0%97%D0%9E-1-2015-50-67.pdf