William Rubruck's Account

This account is a personal account of William Rubruck of a journey he made in the eastern parts of the world initiating in the year of 1253 and ending in the year of 1255. It can also be termed as a geographical literature where he descriptively writes about his observations about the people as well as the observations he makes about the geography and the nature he witnesses. He was the first one to make a scientific description about central Asia. He also made observations from anthropological aspect in relation to the presence of Islam in the interior of ...