The Nubian âKingâ in Constantinople (1203): Interactions between Nubia and the Mediterranean
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The visit of the Nubian âkingâ to Constantinople in 1203 during the Fourth Crusade was a unique episode in the history of crusading and survives in only one account, that of the French knight Robert de Clari. No other Crusade witnessed a similar encounter with a Nubian royal, yet the âkingâsâ appeareance is not described by any other Latin European, or even alluded to in contemporary Byzantine documents either. Despite this apparent ignorance in the sources, the âkingâ and his companions were seemingly the product of centuries of interactions between Christian Nubia and the Mediterranean which had developed over 600 years and remained intact despite the disturbances of the Arab conquests and the Crusades, as well as recently formed connections. This article seeks to situate the visit within these interactions to better understand how and why this encounter occured.
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The Nubian âKingâ in Constantinople (1203): Interactions between Nubia and the Mediterranean
In: Medieval EncountersSearch for other papers by Adam Simmons in
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Google Scholar
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Abstract
The visit of the Nubian âkingâ to Constantinople in 1203 during the Fourth Crusade was a unique episode in the history of crusading and survives in only one account, that of the French knight Robert de Clari. No other Crusade witnessed a similar encounter with a Nubian royal, yet the âkingâsâ appeareance is not described by any other Latin European, or even alluded to in contemporary Byzantine documents either. Despite this apparent ignorance in the sources, the âkingâ and his companions were seemingly the product of centuries of interactions between Christian Nubia and the Mediterranean which had developed over 600 years and remained intact despite the disturbances of the Arab conquests and the Crusades, as well as recently formed connections. This article seeks to situate the visit within these interactions to better understand how and why this encounter occured.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1012 | 195 | 25 |
| Full Text Views | 80 | 14 | 2 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 204 | 33 | 6 |
