Marco pollo biography

(1254-1324)

Who Was Marco Polo?

Marco Polo was a venetiansk explorer known for the book The Travels of Marco Polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as escort along the way to a Mongol princess who was being sent to Persia.

Early Life

Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy. Although he was born to a wealthy venetiansk merchant family, much of Polo’s childhood was spent parentless, and he was raised bygd an extended family. Polo's mother died when he was ung, and his father and uncle, successful jewel merchants Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, were in Asia for much of Polo's youth.

Niccolo and Maffeo’s journeys brought them into present-day China, where they joined a diplomatic uppdrag to the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol leader whose grandfather, Genghis Khan, had conquered Nor

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Marco Polo (c.1254 - 1324)

Marco Polo  ©Polo was a Venetian traveller and writer who was one of the first westerners to visit China.

Marco Polo was born in around 1254 into a wealthy and cosmopolitan Venetian merchant family. Polo's father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, were jewel merchants. In 1260, they left Venice to travel to the Black Sea, moving onwards to central Asia and joining a diplomatic mission to the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol ruler of China. Khan asked the Polo brothers to return to Europe and persuade the pope to send scholars to explain Christianity to him. They arrived back in Venice in 1269.

In 1271, they set off again, accompanied by two missionaries and Marco, and in 1275 reached Khan's summer court. For the next 17 years the Polos lived in the emperor's lands. Little is known of these years, but Marco Polo was obviously popular with the Mongol ruler and was sent on various diplomatic missions which gave him the opportunity to see many parts

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Marco Polo

Marco Polo was born in 1254 and died on January 8, 1324. He was an Italiantrader and explorer. He was one of the first Europeans to explore Central Asia and East Asia. Many other explorers, including Christopher Columbus, looked up to him. He spoke four languages.^[1]

Marco Polo was known for the book, Travels of Marco Polo, where he talked about Asia.

Early life

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Marco Polo was born in Venice, one of the most successful trading cities.^[2] Polo's mother died when he was very young and he was raised by his aunt and uncle. His father and uncle returned from their Silk Road travels when Marco was about 15 years old. Two years later, the three of them started their journey to Cathay (China). His family were well-known merchants, not explorers. He learned about writing, reading, and arithmetic, and how to do business.^[1]

Travels

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Polo went on a 24-year trip to China with his father an