The History of Yaballaha III and of His Vicar Bar Sauma

The History of Yaballaha III is an English translation of the first part of the original Syriac story of the Assyrian Church of the East in the 13th century. It records the adventures of two members of the Church from China who set out on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. On the way, one becomes Patriarch of the Church and the other is sent on a mission to Europe on behalf of the Mongol Khan.