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Marco Polo Leaves China
Around 1291, Marco Polo with his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo ended their long residence in the Yuan dynasty and set out westward from China's sou…
Timeline
- 1291Quanzhou · FujianMarco Polo, his father Niccolò, and his uncle Maffeo ended their long service at Kublai Khan's court and boarded ships at a southeastern Chinese port to sail west. They escorted Princess Kokachin to Persia for her marriage, and the fleet sailed through the South China Sea and Indian Ocean toward Western Asia.
Sources
- Marco Polo https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marco-Polo
- The Travels of Marco Polo — Marco Polo; Rustichello da Pisa