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Marco Polo emerges as being curious and tolerant, and devoted to Kublai Khan and the dynasty that he served for two decades. The book is Polo's account of his travels to China, which he calls Cathay (north China) and Manji (south China). The Polo party left Venice in 1271.
Marco Polo, Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years. His account of those travels, known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo, is a classic.
Marco Polo (/ ˈ m ɑːr k oʊ ˈ p oʊ l oʊ / ⓘ; Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo]; Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ⓘ; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) [1] was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
Jan 8, 2024 · Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European account of the Silk Road. But, 700 years after the famed Venetian merchant and explorer's death, can they be trusted?
Feb 12, 2019 · Marco Polo is famous for travelling overland from Venice to China in the last quarter of the 13th century, staying at the Mongol court of Kublai Khan, returning home, and writing a book about his experiences.
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- Marco Polo travelled to China because he and his father were Venetian merchants. Looking for new business opportunities, they travelled such roads...
- Marco Polo discovered many new people, places and customs on his travels to China and back. In his book, Polo records such sights as Xanadu, the ca...
- There has been some controversy that Marco Polo did not actually travel to China because in his book he does not mention some things we might expec...
- Marco Polo's 'Travels', the book first circulated in 1298 which recorded his experiences travelling to China, caused a sensation. The impact of Pol...
Aug 2, 2023 · Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He wrote 'Il Milione,' known in English as 'The Travels of Marco Polo.'
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Jul 30, 2012 · Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling...
