alleryWhich Mongol diplomat visited the courts of Europe in 1287 and 1288?
AZhang Qian the envoy
BRabban Bar Sauma
CFa-hsien the pilgrim
DMarco Polo the trader
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rabban Bar Sauma
1. A diplomat acting for the Mongol ruler Arghun went to Europe.
2. Rabban Bar Sauma met kings and the Pope and sent a detailed report.
3. Zhang Qian and Fa-hsien lived centuries earlier; Marco Polo was a Venetian trader.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Mongol Empire (13th–14th centuries)_
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