Exultavit cor nostrum

Hulagu was already aware of Christianity, as his mother Sorghaghtani Beki and his wife Doquz Khatun were both Christians and members of the Church of the East; Doquz later helped Denha I to ascend to the church's patriarchal throne. The previous Catholic pope had sent four missions (two Dominican and two Franciscan) to the country in 1245. A few years later, Franciscan William of Rubruck travelled to Karakorum, and took part in a formal debate at court between Christians, Buddhists and Muslims, to determine which faith was correct. ==John the Hungarian==

Little is known of John the Hungarian, except that he had some standing in Hulagu's court, was referred to in the Exultavit, and was possibly the intermediary between Hulagu and the Christians. King Louis sent John and the letter along to Pope Urban, and John probably returned to Maragha in late 1262. ==See also==