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Central Asia

Home | Asia | Central Asia

Giovanni DiPlano Carpini's
Mongolia
7.3

Giovanni da Pian del Carpine

Was it naive to hope for peace with the Khan?

Philippe Valéry's
Afghanistan
6.5

Philippe Valéry

Is this another author who distances himself from his story?

Guillaume de Rubrouck's
Mongolia
8.5

William of Rubruck

How is it possible that 750 years don't seem to leave a trace?

Sun Shuyun's
China
6.5

Sun Shuyun

Is this book more about contemplation or more about adventure?

Jehan de Mandeville's
Iraq
5.3

Jean de Mandeville

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

Sven Hedin's
China
6.3

Sven Hedin

Are we looking at a career-obsessed explorer or at a blueprint for Indiana Jones?

Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's
Saudi Arabia
5.3

Ibn Battuta

Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?

Johann Schiltberger's
Turkey
7.3

Johann Schiltberger

Is this guy our average Joe from the Middle Ages?

Marco Polo's
China
5.5

Marco Polo

Why is this one still so good today, even though a lot of it is untrue?

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