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Marco Polo

Type Figure Region Venice Time 1254–1324 Also known as Marco Polo

Son of a Venetian merchant family who became a traveler spanning Eurasia. The Travels of Marco Polo records his journey east with his father and uncl…

Timeline

  1. 1261–1270Venice · VeniceBorn in Venice into the Polo merchant family. During this period his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo were on their first eastern journey; Marco was cared for by relatives and received the education of a merchant's son, preparing for his departure east with them to the Yuan in 1271.
  2. 1271–1275Dadu · DaduDeparting Venice with his father and uncle, he reached Dadu of the Yuan dynasty by overland route, had an audience with Kublai Khan, and began more than a decade of Eastern residence and official travels.

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