RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rabban Bar Sauma

1220 - 1294

Rabban Bar Sauma

Rabban Bar Ṣawma (Syriac language: ܪܒܢ ܒܪ ܨܘܡܐ, [rɑbbɑn bɑrsˤɑwma]; c. 1220 – January 1294), also known as Rabban Ṣawma or Rabban Çauma (simplified Chinese: 拉班·扫马; traditional Chinese: 拉賓掃務瑪; pinyin: lābīn sǎowùmǎ), was a Uyghur monk turned diplomat of the "Nestorian" Church of the East in China. He is known for embarking on a pilgrimage from Yuan China to Jerusalem with one of his students, Markos (later Patriarch Yahballaha III). Due to military unrest along the way, they never reached their destination, but instead spent many years in Ilkhanate-controlled Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rabban Bar Sauma is the 1,489th most popular religious figure (up from 1,771st in 2019), the 522nd most popular biography from China (up from 685th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rabban Bar Sauma ranks 1,489 out of 3,187. Before him are John F. MacArthur, Hripsime, Lothair II of Italy, Paisios of Mount Athos, Adolfo Nicolás, and Pope Anianus of Alexandria. After him are Oliviero Carafa, Juan José Omella, Nathan Homer Knorr, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Elizabeth Blount, and Angelo De Donatis.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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John F. MacArthur
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 1,483
Hripsime
300 - 301
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 1,484
Lothair II of Italy
1000 - 950
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 1,485
Paisios of Mount Athos
1924 - 1994
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 1,486
Adolfo Nicolás
1936 - 2020
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 1,487
Pope Anianus of Alexandria
100 - 82
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 1,488
Rabban Bar Sauma
1220 - 1294
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 1,489
Oliviero Carafa
1430 - 1511
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 1,490
Juan José Omella
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 1,491
Nathan Homer Knorr
1905 - 1977
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1,492
Kriengsak Kovitvanit
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1,493
Elizabeth Blount
1500 - 1539
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1,494
Angelo De Donatis
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 1,495

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1220, Rabban Bar Sauma ranks 14. Before him are Traidenis, Emperor Go-Saga, Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, Stefan Uroš I, Ugolino della Gherardesca, and Enzo of Sardinia. After him are George Mouzalon, Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi, Joan, Countess of Toulouse, Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia, and Hugh, Count of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1294, Rabban Bar Sauma ranks 5. Before him are Kublai Khan, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Brunetto Latini, and John I, Duke of Brabant. After him are Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Al-Busiri, and Dmitry of Pereslavl.

Others Born in 1220

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Traidenis
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1282
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 8
Emperor Go-Saga
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1272
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 9
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1271
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 10
Stefan Uroš I
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1277
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Ugolino della Gherardesca
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1289
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 12
Enzo of Sardinia
WRITER
1220 - 1272
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 13
Rabban Bar Sauma
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1220 - 1294
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 14
George Mouzalon
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1258
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 15
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu
COMPANION
1220 - 1279
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 16
Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi
ASTRONOMER
1220 - 1283
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 17
Joan, Countess of Toulouse
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1271
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 18
Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1269
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 19
Hugh, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1220 - 1266
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 20