Nubia, Ethiopia, and the Crusading World, 1095-1402

Nubia, Ethiopia, and the Crusading World, 1095-1402 (Advances in Crusades Research) by Adam Simmons
English | September 16, 2022 | ISBN: 0367481219 | True EPUB/PDF | 252 pages | 6.2/9.9 MB
The Crusades had a wide variety of impacts on societies throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. One such notable impact was its role in the development of knowledge between cultures. This book argues that the Nubian kingdom of Dotawo and the Latin Christians became increasingly more connected between the twelfth and early fourteenth centuries than has been acknowledged. Subsequently, when Solomonic Ethiopian-Latin Christian diplomatic relations began in 1402, they were building on the prior connections of Nubia, either wittingly or unwittingly: Ethiopia became the 'Ethiopia' that the Latin Christians had previously been aiming to develop relations with. The histories of Nubia, Ethiopia, and the Crusades were directly and indirectly entwined between the twelfth century and 1402.