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Post by erdene on Dec 8, 2007 15:58:59 GMT 3
Did the invading Mongol Army come across the crusaders in the 'Holy Land'  I wonder if they met and drank together and measured each other up for a possible war |
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Post by elbandito on Jul 29, 2008 7:25:38 GMT 3
Yes, the Ilkhanids actually allied themselves with the Frankish crusaders in order to subjugate the Mamluks in Egypt but little came out of it. The Franks were actually more afraid of the Mongols than the Mamluks so they didn't attempt to stop the Egyptians to gather forces to repel the Mongols. The result was the Mongol defeat in Ain Jalut.
The Mongols were in fact most friendly with the French. Both French and Ilkhanid rulers had extensive communications between them. Mongol names became fashionable for a while in Europe too during the era.
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Post by Temüjin on Jul 29, 2008 21:38:59 GMT 3
Mongol names became fashionable for a while in Europe too during the era. source?  |
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Post by elbandito on Jul 30, 2008 4:53:22 GMT 3
I'm afraid I forgot where the source was. I heard it in another forum that the people in Italian states, such as Venice and Genoa took up Mongol names because they read Marco Polo's story.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Jul 30, 2008 20:09:21 GMT 3
That is possible indeed, but I also never heard that before  |
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Post by sharshuvuu on Aug 5, 2008 17:03:18 GMT 3
This would be rather interesting if we could trace it. Of course the Europeans would have buggered up many Mongol names--only the Hungarians would have understood vocalic harmony, and the French and Italians would have found many names unpronounceable without a deal of modification. But there are also names that would have caused no phonological difficulty. There would have been some problem with the lack of saints with Mongol names, but there are ways around that (multiple given names). If anyone can find sources for this, please post your information.
Sharshuvuu
Sharshuvuu
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