Editing Philip IV of France (section)

===Crusades and diplomacy with Mongols===
{{Main|Franco-Mongol alliance}}

{{Further|Europeans in Medieval China#Diplomatic missions to Europe}}
Philip had various contacts with the [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] power in the Middle East, including reception at the embassy of the [[History of the Uyghur people|Uyghur]] monk [[Rabban Bar Sauma]], originally from the [[Yuan dynasty]] of [[History of China|China]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rossabi |date=2014 |first=M. |title=From Yuan to Modern China and Mongolia: The Writings of Morris Rossabi |volume=6 |publisher=Brill |place=Leiden & Boston |pages=385–386 |isbn=978-90-04-28126-4 |author-link=Morris Rossabi }}</ref> Bar Sauma presented an offer of a [[Franco-Mongol alliance]] with [[Arghun]] of the Mongol [[Ilkhanate]] in Baghdad. Arghun was seeking to join forces between the Mongols and the Europeans, against their common enemy the Muslim [[Mamluk]]s. In return, Arghun offered to return Jerusalem to the Christians, once it was re-captured from the Muslims. Philip seemingly responded positively to the request of the embassy by sending one of his noblemen, [[Gobert de Helleville]], to accompany Bar Sauma back to Mongol lands.<ref>Sir E. A. Wallis Budge, [http://www.aina.org/books/mokk/mokk.htm ''The Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of China''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229064627/http://www.aina.org/books/mokk/mokk.htm |date=29 February 2016 }} (1928)</ref> There was further correspondence between Arghun and Philip in 1288 and 1289,{{sfn|Street|1963|pp=265–268}} outlining potential military cooperation. However, Philip never actually pursued such military plans.

In April 1305, the new Mongol ruler [[Öljaitü]] sent letters to Philip,<ref>Mostaert & Cleaves, pp. 56–57.</ref> the Pope, and [[Edward I of England]]. He again offered a military collaboration between the Christian nations of Europe and the Mongols against the Mamluks. European nations attempted another Crusade but were delayed, and it never took place. On 4 April 1312, another Crusade was promulgated at the [[Council of Vienne]]. In 1313, Philip "took the cross", making the vow to go on a Crusade in the [[Levant]], thus responding to [[Pope Clement V]]'s call. He was, however, warned against leaving by [[Enguerrand de Marigny]]<ref>Jean Richard, ''Histoire des Croisades'', p. 485</ref> and died soon after in a hunting accident.