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Niccolò Polo

Type Figure Region Venice Time c. 1220–1294 Also known as Niccolò Polo、Niccolo Polo

Venetian merchant and explorer, father of Marco Polo; with his brother Maffeo he first traveled east to the Mongol Empire and Yuan dynasty in the 126…

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  1. 1260–1269Dadu of the Yuan dynasty · DaduTraveling overland from Venice with his brother Maffeo, he passed through the Mongol khanates, had an audience with Kublai Khan, and received a letter to the pope and a mission to return to Venice for holy oil, spending much of 1261–1270 active at the khan's court and on trade routes.
  2. 1269–1271Venice · VeniceHe returned to Venice with Kublai Khan's letter, found the pope dead and no successor elected, prepared for another eastward journey, and in 1271 set out for the Yuan with his son Marco.

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