The Law of the Mongols as Seen by John of Plano Carpini: Historical Legal Verification

Research objectives: The goal of the article is a comparative analysis information recorded by John Plano Carpini on Mongolian and Mongol Empire law, along with other sources law legal traditions aimed at determining objectivity diplomat’s materials observing evolution traditional Mongols. materials: Verification carried out basis work “The Story Mongols Whom We Call Tartars” Carpini, making comparisons corpus historical sources, including travelers’ notes chro­nicles authors medieval modern eras, as well ethnographic research nomadic peoples Eurasia. novelty study: presented first attempt to compare customary imperial observe certain among Eurasian nomads. results: author has found that majority from in middle thirteenth century can be characterized objective it confirmed data independent dating nineteenth centuries. These include testimonies foreign travelers who visited Mongolia different epochs, chronicles, studies resulting research, etc. Besides that, value diplomat emphasized within context history state Chinggisid states.