[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la) › [Middle Ages (700 – 1500)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval) › [Indian patriarchs and Prester John](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.prester-john) › Pope Alexander III's Letter to "the King of the Indians" # Pope Alexander III's Letter to "the King of the Indians" (Epistola Alexandri III papae ad Iohannem Indorum regem) Letter of 27 September 1177, addressed 'to John, illustrious and magnificent king of the Indians', sent by the physician Philip. - **Language:** Latin - **Date:** 1177 CE - **Author:** [Alexander III papa](https://indike.org/pramana/person/pope-alexander-iii) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.prester-john.alexander-iii](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.prester-john.alexander-iii) · Pramāṇa