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    Which Buddhist monk developed a new language to bridge the Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese languages during the time of Kublai Khan and what was the name of this language?

    Question #88016. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Nov 02 07 1:01 AM)


    cinnam0n

    		His name was Drogön Chögyal Phagpa and he devised the Phagpa script or Phagpa alphabet. This was not actually a new language, but a new script designed to be unify all the languages in the Mongolian Empire.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagspa_script

    Nov 02 07, 11:02 AM

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