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Marco Polo's Arrival at Kublai Khan's Court

Type Event Region China Time 1275

Around 1275, after four years of overland travel, Marco Polo and his party arrived at Dadu of the Yuan dynasty and had an audience with Kublai Khan, …

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  1. 1275Dadu · DaduAfter completing the long journey across Central Asia and the Hexi Corridor, the Polo party entered the Yuan capital, presenting letters from the pope and western gifts, and reporting to Kublai Khan on the state of the western world.
  2. 1275–1292Yuan court · Yuan dynastyKublai Khan valued Marco's knowledge and language abilities, incorporating him into the court retinue and dispatching him on missions to the southwestern frontier and the southern seas, thereby accumulating a deep understanding of the Yuan realm and its governance.

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