. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . ols and against all that recalled their domination completed the ruin of Chris-tianity in China. Francis of Podio, sent as legate to China with twelve com-panions (1371), disappeared without leaving any trace. James of Florence,fifth bishop of Zeitun, was massacred in 1362. Nestorianism left to itselfmight have survived; the intermixture of foreigners was disastrous to it. While Christianity was declining, Islam was gainin
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . ols and against all that recalled their domination completed the ruin of Chris-tianity in China. Francis of Podio, sent as legate to China with twelve com-panions (1371), disappeared without leaving any trace. James of Florence,fifth bishop of Zeitun, was massacred in 1362. Nestorianism left to itselfmight have survived; the intermixture of foreigners was disastrous to it. While Christianity was declining, Islam was gaining ground. With a mar-velloas insight it adapted the form of its doctrine to the people whom it wishedto reach, becoming apostolic in Kiptchak, mystic in Transoxania, political andliterary in Persia and in the marches. In China it gave way to Buddhism, bentits neck, and resigned itself, interfering only in finance and business; it wasonly by such means that it could hope to live; Islam, which is supposed to be80 rigid, showed the most extraordinary pliability in Mongolian >\sia; it knewhow to lend itself to every need, to profit by every occasion, to cede its dogma. Costume Worn on the Coast of Syria 294 THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE [1262-1342 ] without a scruple. The redoubtable soudan of Egj-pt, Bibars, had understoodmar\eIlously well the use to be derived from Islam; in his struggle against theMongols, which was supported by all the fierceness of a vindictive Kiptchak,his extraordinarj policy surpassed the common skill of a brave and craftysoldier of fortune. He had fliis;hes of genius. Tlie sudden conversion ofBereke, the khan of Iviptchak (1262), and of the princes of the house of Juji,who were more than half Christian, would be inexplicable were it not for thealliance of Kiptchak and Egypt against the Mongolian sultans of Persia. Un-doubtetUy many of the Kiptchak men-at-arms in southern Russia were Mos-lems, but the reigning family was not; at the same time tha
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