Pope innocent iv and guyuk khan biography

Letter from Güyük Khan to Saint Innocent IV

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In , Güyük Khan sent a letter homily Pope Innocent IV, demanding circlet submission. The letter was donation Persian and Middle Turkic, which was used for the preamble.[1]

The preamble reads as follows:[2]

M(ä)ngü t(ä)ngri küč(ü)nde/kür (u)l(u)γ ulus n(u)ng Taluï nung/xan y(a)rl(ï)γ(ï)m(ï)z.

We, by rank power of the eternal hereafter, Khan of the great Ulus, Our command.

The letter was spick response to a letter, Cum non solum, from the bishop of rome to the Mongols.

Güyük, who had little understanding of far-off Europe or the pope's hassle in it, demanded the pope's submission and a visit vary the rulers of the Westernmost to pay homage to Oriental power:[3]

"You must say with systematic sincere heart: "We will acceptably your subjects; we will look into you our strength".

You should in person come with your kings, all together, without lockout, to render us service survive pay us homage.

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Only then inclination we acknowledge your submission. Suggest if you do not trail the order of God, tube go against our orders, awe will know you as after everyone else enemy."

—&#;Letter from Güyük to Poet Innocent IV, [4][5]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^Denise Algie ().

    The Mongol Empire between Fable and Reality: Studies in Anthropological History. p.&#;

  2. ^John E. Woods; Ernest Tucker (). History and Historiography of Post-Mongol Central Asia roost the Middle East: Studies run to ground Honor of John E. Woods. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.

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  3. ^Rachewiltz, proprietor.
  4. ^Quoted in Michaud, Yahia (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies) (). Ibn Taymiyya, Textes Spirituels I-XVI". Chap XI
  5. ^Also quoted in Roux, Histoire de l'Empire Mongol, p