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Jan 1, 1254
1254
Marco Polo was born in Venice Italy -
Jan 1, 1260
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol empire -
Jan 1, 1271
Marco and his uncle and dad
Marco, his father, and his uncle leave Venice, heading for China -
Jan 1, 1275
The meeting of Kublai Khan
Marco Meets Kublai Khan at his summer palace -
Jan 1, 1291
Mission from Kublai Khan
Kublai sends Marco, his father, and his uncle to escort a princess to Persia (present day Iran) -
Feb 18, 1294
Death of Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan dies. -
Jan 1, 1295
Back to venice
The Polos arrive back home in Venice, Italy -
Dec 24, 1298
The capture of Marco Polo
Marco Polo and other Venitias got captured because they lost to Genoa in a war. for a year in jail Marco Polo writes a book about his travels -
Jan 1, 1299
The release from prison
Marco gets released from prison. -
Jan 1, 1300
Marcos father s death
Marcos father dies; -
Jan 1, 1300
Marco Polo marries
Marco gets married to Donata Badoer, eventually they had three daughters: Fantina, Bellela, and Moreta. -
Jan 8, 1324
Death
Marco polo dies and he teels his friends the truth about his book half of it wan't true -
Jan 1, 1477
The book is published
about one hundred fifty years after Marco Polo dies, copies of his book are printed on Johannes Gutenberg's new printing press
