Truth Triumphant - Benjamin G. Wilkinson

concerning the growth of Christianity in China. For
that interim, recourse must be made to the records
of the church headquarters at Bagdad, or to
histories of central Asia, or of those countries
bordering on China.
With the rise of the Tartar supremacy over the
yellow race, however, the situation changes. The
world revolution which accompanied the Mongol
conquests of Asia and eastern Europe brought to
light the enormous gains made by the Church of
the East in China, central, and farther Asia.
Genghis Khan unified the Oriental nations, while at
the same time he opened the way for their advance
in civilization.[2]
The careers of Genghis Khan and his son,
Ogotai, and their friendly relations to the Church of
the East, belong more to the history of Asia as a
whole. This story has already been told. The story
of the three nephews of Ogotai—also emperors and
conquerors; namely, Mangu, Kublai, and Hulagu—
are prominently connected with the triumphal
hours witnessed by the Church in China. Emperor
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