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Jan 1, 1204
The fourth christian crusade to the Holy Land gains control of the part of Constantinople (Istanbul, opening up new trade opportunities with the east
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Jan 1, 1254
Marco Polo was born in a powerful republic in Venice
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Jan 1, 1258
Mongol armies sack Baghdad, the center of the Islamic world
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Jan 1, 1266
Kublai Khan found his new capital at Khanbaliq (Beijing)
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Jan 1, 1271
Marco Polo's travels begin
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Jan 1, 1274
The Three Polos arrive in China where Kublai Khan welcomes tthem
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Jan 1, 1279
Kublai Khan is recognized as a ruler after defeating the Song Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1292
Marco Polo escorts a mongol princess to Hormuz on the Persian Gulf
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Jan 1, 1294
As Kublai Khan dies, the Mongol Empire stretches from the modern-day Poland to Korea, split into four great knanates or states. Soon after Kublai Khan's death, the rulers of the central Asain khanates convert to Islam
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Feb 18, 1294
Kublai Khan dies
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Jan 1, 1295
Marco Polo Returns to Venice
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Jan 1, 1296
Marco is captured by Genoese, who is at war with Venice. While in jail, he dictates the story of his travels
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Jan 1, 1298
Polo served as a gentleman-commander of a galley in the Venetian navy
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Jan 1, 1298
Il Milione(description of the world) is published
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Jan 1, 1299
Marco is freed from jail after war of venice, where his stories are met with disbelief
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Jan 1, 1324
Marco Polo Dies
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Jan 1, 1368
Mongols are driven out of China by Ming Dynasty forces
