The 1357 Manuscript That Preserved Tartaria Before It Vanished From History
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Jan 29, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRxna2OT4I8

In 1357, a manuscript was written that described a world very different from the one we are taught today. Long before modern history books were finalized, this text recorded vast regions, political systems, trade networks, and a civilization known as Tartaria — a name that later disappeared almost entirely from official narratives.

This documentary examines the manuscript in its historical context, comparing its descriptions with medieval maps, architectural evidence, and documented changes in geography that followed centuries later. Rather than relying on speculation, the focus is on patterns that can still be observed today: consistent cartographic references, shared architectural systems, and the sudden removal of a name once widely accepted across Europe and Asia.

• Why did Tartaria appear so clearly in early records, only to vanish without explanation?
• Why do cities, buildings, and infrastructure outlast the histories written about them?
• And what does this manuscript reveal about how history is remembered, revised, or forgotten?

Viewer comments:

@RashiiHistorian1497
That 1357 manuscript by Sir John Mandeville is the smoking gun [00:50]. It reads like an administrative report, not a myth. When a document describes currencies, borders, and travel times with geographic precision, dismissing it as 'fantasy' is just a convenient way to ignore the facts."

@VilledaVile
Beneath every surface lies a hidden architecture, where each layer peels back like a page in a forgotten book to reveal a narrative more profound and haunting than the last.😢

wiggleroom3039
My 1939, 6 inch thick edition of Webster's Dictionary mentions Tataria (and it is often misspelled, as in the title of this video, as Tartaria, with that extra R) as a steppe culture.