When did marco polo die
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer who spent many years at the court of Kublai Khan in China alongside his father and uncle. There he served as ambassador and governor of the city of Yangzhou. He is a well-known explorer, and his travels opened the Eastern world to many in Europe.
When Marco was born, his father and uncle were away doing business with Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who had requested that they bring him the sacred oil of Jerusalem. They arrived to meet Polo when he was fifteen years old, and two years later he accompanied the brothers on their return trip to China, armed with the oil and letters from the papacy. The events that occurred over the next twenty-four years are a combination of fact and fiction, but the three men were greatly welcomed by Mongol Emperor and valued for their knowledge of western ways and trade routes.
During their long stay in the east, Polo served in several high-level government positions, and when his family returned to Italy in 1295, they were loaded down with gold an
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Marco Polo is born.
- on this date one of the greatest explorers was born. Marco Polo. Polo was famous for his travels to Cathay and Persia. The stories of these travels later became known as, 'The Travels of Marco Polo.' (Marco Polo Timeline).
- The 100 year war was fought between Venice and Genoa. Venice had won the war, the results were, restoration of their trading rights in the Byzantine Empire, with a truce signed in 1268. (Grun 187)
- In 1260 Marco's father and uncle set sail from Venice to Constantinople on a trading journey. When the two arrived home, Marco himself was inspired to begin his own journey. (Marco Polo Timeline).
- When on their trade route, Nicolo and Maffeo Polo, (Polo's father and uncle) are invited by Kublai Khan, the Khan of all Mongols. This would later convince Khan to appoint Marco as an envoy. (Marco Polo Timeline).
- In 1262, Henry the third obtained a formal proclamation or a papal bull, freeing him from his agreements made at the Provisions of Oxford leading to a Civil War, which is now known as the Secon
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Marco Polo
Venetian merchant (1254–1324)
This article is about the trader and explorer. For other uses, see Marco Polo (disambiguation).
Marco Polo (; Venetian:[ˈmaɾkoˈpolo]; Italian:[ˈmarkoˈpɔːlo]ⓘ; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.[2][3] His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c. 1300), a book that described the then-mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China under the Yuan dynasty, giving Europeans their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan, and other Asian societies.[4]
Born in Venice, Marco learned the mercantile trade from his father and his uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them em
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