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13.08.2026

Authors: Nick Fielding, Dauren Issagulov

Collage / Qalam

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William of Rubruck at the court of the Great Khan Möngke. Miniature from the Histoire d'Outremer manuscript by William of Tyre. 14th century / Corpus Christi College Library, Cambridge / Wikimedia Commons

William of Rubruck at the court of the Great Khan Möngke. Miniature from the Histoire d'Outremer manuscript by William of Tyre. 14th century / Corpus Christi College Library, Cambridge / Wikimedia Commons

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Nick Fielding

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Dauren Issagulov

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