One of the most prosperous and prominent Christian communities in the history of East Asia was a Turkic tribe called Ongud active in present-day central Inner Mongolia during 9th -14th centuries. I want to use this thread to show some remains of their cities, cemeteries, and art: pic.twitter.com/amEsHECG7A
— Jin Xu (@xujnx) July 11, 2020
Onguds were converted to Christianity as early as the 9th c by Church of the East (Nestorian) priests who fled Central China due to the Tang emperor's persecution. Yet they rose to prominence in the 13th c by allying with Genghis Khan. Here're two 9th-c Nestorian stones in China. pic.twitter.com/yL3Yhv3JKw
— Jin Xu (@xujnx) July 11, 2020
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