RABBAN BAR SAUMA DOCUMENTARY PART 2 - THE MARCO POLO FROM CHINA

The journey of Marco Polo, famous venitian merchant who in the 13th century travelled from Europe to China, and met with emperor Khubilai of the mongol Yuan dynasty, is one the most famous stories of humanity. However, in complete parallel to Marco Polo, one religious adventurer born in China, would accomplish the exact opposite, travelling to Europe and meeting several famous khans, kings, and even the pope. This is the story of Rabban Bar Sauma.

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♫ MUSIC ♫
The Lord's prayer in Aramaic
Civilization V - Genghis Khan War Theme
Civilization VI - Persia Medieval Theme
Lost in the Forest
Civilization VI - Mongolia Medieval Theme
Byzantine Secular Classical Music - Christodoulos Halaris
Civilization VI - Byzantium Industrial Theme
Civilization VI - France Ambient Douce Dame Jolie
Cantigas de Santa Maria: 384, A Que Por Muy Gran Fremosura - Esther Lamandier
La Quinte Estampie Real
Civilization VI - France Ambient Quand Je Suis Mis Au Retour
Abun d'beschmayo (the Lord's prayer in Aramaic)
Responsorium Pater Cum Essem Cum Eis - Monodies of the Twelfth
Century
Civilization VI - England Ambient Lovely Joan
Civilization VI - France Ambient Dame Jolie
Italian Medieval Music
Civilization VI - Persia Industrial Theme
Civilization VI - Persia Ambient Santur Improv 9
Total War : Attila - Main Theme
The Loyalist - Lotus Lane

🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Knigthfall S1E1 (2017)
The Wondrous Waters of Constantinople (2016)

📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
The monks of Kublai Khan (1928), Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
Voyager from Xanadu (1992), Morris Rossabi
The History of Yaballaha III, Nestorian Patriarch (1927), James Alan Montgomery
Rabban Bar Sauma (2019), Devon Field
The Silk Road Encyclopedia (2016), Jeong Su-il

Introduction: (0:00)
Patriarch Yahballah III: (00:41)
Civil war: (02:29)
A new situation: (04:49)
The diplomatic mission: (06:51)
Constantinople: (08:53)
Towards Europe: (10:43)
Naples: (11:22)
Rome: (12:33)
To France: (14:35)
Paris: (15:24)
Bordeaux: (18:09)
Back to Rome: (20:02)
Pope Nicholas IV: (21:27)
Return to the Ilkhanate: (23:21)
Aftermath: (24:38)
The last months: (26:11)
Conclusion: (27:44)

🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
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yuan dynasty
chinese marco polo
nestorianism
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church of the east
Yahballaha III
history of china
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