Rabban Bar Sauma
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Beijing |
| China | |
| Died | Baghdad |
| Iraq | |
| January 1294 | |
| Baghdad | |
| Iraq | |
| Church | Church of the East |
| Books | Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of China: Medieval Travels from China Through Central Asia to Persia and Beyond |
| Residence | Baghdad |
| Iraq | |
| Maragheh | |
| Iran | |
| Job | Diplomat |
| Monk | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1220 |
| See | Baghdad |
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| ID | 642290 |
Rabban Bar Sauma Life story
Rabban Bar Ṣawma, also known as Rabban Ṣawma or Rabban Çauma, was a Uyghur or Ongud monk turned diplomat of the "Nestorian" Church of the East in China. He is known for embarking on a pilgrimage from Yuan China to Jerusalem with one of his students, Rabban Markos.