Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, or John of Plano Carpini or John of
Pian de Carpine or Joannes de Plano (1182 - August 1, 1252) was one
of the first Europeans to enter the court of the Great Khan of the
Mongol Empire. He is the author of the earliest important Western
account of northern and central Asia, Rus, and other regions of the
Mongol dominion. He was the Serbian Primate and Archbishop of
Antivari from 1247 to 1252. "The voyage of Iohannes de Plano
Carpini" is the report, compiled by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine,
of his trip to the Mongol Empire and presented to Pope Innocent IV,
and later translated by Richard Hakluyt from the original Latin.
Written in the 1240s, it is the oldest European account of the
Mongols. Carpine was the first European to try to chronicle Mongol
history. The report gives a narrative of his journey, what he had
learned about Mongol history, as well as Mongol customs of the
time. Many scholars have speculated that Carpine was undoubtedly on
a spy mission because the largest portion of the report consists of
detailed descriptions of how well prepared the Mongols were for war
and suggestions of how the various military leaders might resist
them.
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