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Marco Polo Timeline Timeline Description: Marco Polo was an explorer who traveled from Europe to China and back. He brought back information that had been unknown before his time, and he inspired others to explore as well. Marco Polo [1254-1324], the most famous of medieval European travelers. returned to Venice, his hometown, in 1295 after an absence of twenty-five years in the East. He claimed to have spent seventeen years in the service of Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongols and of the largest empire in the world. View full size image. Marco Polo was one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. He traveled farther than any of his predecessors during his 24-year journey along the Silk Road, reaching China and Mongolia, where he became a confidant of Kublai Khan. The story of his journey is told in Il Milione (The Million), commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo.. This timeline covers his life and travels. Date Event 1254 Marco Polo Marco Polo was born in Venice. His father and uncle were very rich, and often traveled the world. 1260 Marco's mother dies Marco's mother died sometime in his childhood and he was raised by an aunt and uncle. Meanwhile, Marco Polo tells us in his book that his father and uncle after several years of trading in Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey) would travel further southeast, spending time in present-day Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, and China. A map of Marco Polo's route to and from China. In the 13th century, a young Venetian named Marco Polo set out with his father and uncle on a great adventure. Following a series of trade routes, they traveled across the vast continent of Asia and became the first Europeans to visit the Chinese capital (modern Beijing). Synopsis. Marco Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy. He traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He remained in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as consort along the way to a Mongol princess who was being sent to Persia.
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