![]() ![]() Upon their return in 1269, the now-grown Marco decided to join them. Eventually, they met Kublai Khan, the ruler of the Mongol Empire, who asked them to deliver a letter to the Pope and one day return to his lands. Marco Polo’s father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, had spent several years trading in Constantinople and Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan). A statue of Marco Polo The Travels Of Marco Polo Polo eventually became a wealthy merchant, and Rustichello de Pisa (to whom he had dictated the account of his travels) published his story in “ Livre des Merveilles du Monde ( Book of the Marvels of the World). He embarked on a trading voyage in 1271 with his father and uncle, and returned 24 years later, laden with riches. ![]() But what did he actually see, and were his stories true? Who Was Marco Polo?Ī merchant and an explorer, Marco Polo was born in 1254 and raised in Venice. His adventures were collected in “The Travels of Marco Polo”. Italian traveller Marco Polo is often said to be one of the world’s first travel writers. ![]()
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