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==Last contacts== A few marital alliances between the Mongols and Christian rulers would continue to occur, as when the [[Byzantine]] emperor [[Andronicus II]] gave daughters in marriage to the [[Golden Horde]] ruler [[Toqta|Toqto'a]], as well as his successor [[Uzbeg Khan|Uzbek]] (1312–1341),<ref>Jackson, p.203</ref> [[Image:John22.jpg|thumb|The French [[Pope John XXII]] was the last to request the help of the Mongols in 1322.]] In 1320, the Egyptian sultan [[Naser Mohammed ibn Kelaoun]] invaded and ravaged Christian [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenian]] [[Cilicia]]. In a letter dated July 1, 1322, [[Pope John XXII]] sent a letter from [[Avignon]] to the Mongol ruler [[Abu Sa'id]], reminding him of the alliance of his ancestors with Christians, asking him to intervene in Cilicia. At the same time he advocated that he abandon Islam in favor of Christianity. Mongol troops were sent to Cilicia, but only arrived after a ceasefire had been negotiated for 15 years between Constantin, patriarch of the Armenians, and the sultan of Egypt. After Abu Sa'id, relations between Christian princes and the Mongols became very sparse<ref>[http://www.cosmovisions.com/ChronoMongols00.htm Les hégémonies mongoles]</ref> He died without heir and successor. The state lost its status after his death, becoming a plethora of little kingdoms run by [[Mongols]], [[Turkic peoples|Turk]]s, and [[Persian Empire|Persian]]s. An embassy to the French [[Pope Benedict XII]] in [[Avignon]] was sent by [[Toghun Temür]], the last Mongol emperor in China ([[Yuan dynasty]]), in 1336. The embassy was led by a Genoese in the service of the Mongol emperor, [[Andrea di Nascio]], and accompanied by another Genoese, [[Andalò di Savignone]].<ref>Jackson, p.314</ref> These letters from the Mongol ruler represented that they had been eight years (since [[Monte Corvino]]'s death) without a spiritual guide, and earnestly desired one. The pope replied to the letters, and appointed four ecclesiastics as his legates to the khan's court. In 1338, a total of 50 ecclesiastics were sent by the Pope to [[Peking]], among them [[John of Marignolli]]. In 1353 John returned to Avignon, and delivered a letter from the great khan to [[Pope Innocent VI]]. Soon, the Chinese rose up and drove out the Mongols from China however, thereby launching the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368). By 1369 all Christians, whether Roman Catholic or Syro-Oriental, were expelled by the Ming Dynasty.
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