The "khan of Tartary" (actually the Ilkhan)…

1269 CE

The "khan of Tartary" (actually the Ilkhan) Abaqa had corresponded with James in early 1267, inviting him to join forces with the Mongols and go on Crusade.

James had sent an ambassador to Abaqa in the person of Jayme Alaric de Perpignan, who had returned with a Mongol embassy in 1269.

Pope Clement IV had tried to dissuade James from Crusading, regarding his moral character as sub-par, and Alfonso X had done the same.

Nonetheless, James, who was at that time campaigning in Murcia, had made peace with Mohammed I ibn Nasr, the Sultan of Granada, and set about collecting funds for a Crusade.

After organizing the government for his absence and assembling a fleet at Barcelona in September 1269, he is ready to sail east.

The troubadour Olivier lo Templier composes a song praising the voyage and hoping for its success.

A storm, however, drives him off course and he landed at Aigues-Mortes.

According to the continuator of William of Tyre, he returns via Montpellier por l'amor de sa dame Berenguiere ("for the love his lady Berengaria") and abandons any further effort at a Crusade.

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