Giovanni da Pian del Carpine

c. 1185–1252

Italian friar sent by the pope to the Mongol court.

Known as: Traveler
Category: Explorers
Born: c. 1185, Magione
Died: 1252, Bar

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Alive at the same time as Giovanni da Pian del Carpine

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Ögedei Khan c. 1186–1241, emperor
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Portrait: William Robert Shepherd, Public domain.