Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Speaker: Dr. Markus Cruse (School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University)

Title: Crusade, Conversion, and Diplomacy: King Louis IX's Embassy to the Mongols in 1249

Moderator: Dr. Kevin Ku-Ming Chang (Associate Research Fellow, IHP, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Time: May 15th (Friday), 15:30-17:30

Venue: Room 701, 7th Floor, IHP Research Hall

Organizer: Program of Cultural and Intellectual History, IHP, Accademia Sinica

Co-Organizer: Program of World History, IHP, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Contact: Program of Cultural and Intellectual History, cihasihp@gmail.com

Abstract:
This talk examines the embassy sent to the Great Khan Guyuk in 1249 by King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) while Louis was on his first crusade. One of the most remarkable moments of medieval Eurasian diplomacy, the embassy reveals the challenges and possibilities in the dialogue between Latin Christians and the Mongols.
(This lecture will be given in English, and no prior registration is required.)