Marco Polo
is one of the most well known heroic travelers and traders around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you ’s life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan. was born in 1254 in Venice. He was a Venetian explorer and merchant whose account of his travels in Asia was the primary source for the European image of the Far East until the late 19th century. Marco's father, Niccolo, and his uncle Maffeo had traveled to China as merchants. When they left Venice to return to China, they were accompanied by 17 year old Marco and two priests.
Early life, despite his enduring fame, very little was known about the personal life of . It is known that he was born into a leading ...
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controlled, opening up trade routes. Into this favorable atmosphere a number of European traders ventured, including the family of . The Polos had long-established ties in the Levant and around the Black Sea: for example, they owned property in Constantinople. Around 1260, Marcos uncle, Maffeo, and Marco’s father, Niccolo, made a trading visit into Mongol territory, the land of the Golden Horde, ruled by Berke Khan. While they were there, a war broke out between Berke and the Cowan of Levant, blocking their return home. Thus Niccolo and Maffeo traveled deeper into Mongol territory, moving southeast to Bukhara, which was ruled by Cowan.
In 1269, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo arrived back in Venice, where Niccolo found out his wife had died while he was gone. Their son, Marco, who was only about fifteen years old, had been only six or younger when his father left home: thus; primarily his mother and the streets of Venice reared Marco. Then his father and uncle suddenly reappeared, after ...
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