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1254
Marco Polo is born
Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. His dad was a jewel merchant and his mom died when he was young. -
1271
Marco leaves for China
Marco leaves for China with his dad and uncle, they were looking for items to sell. His dad was returning to see Kublai Khan. -
Period: 1271 to 1324
Who is Marco Polo?
The timeline of Marco Polo’s life. -
1275
Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan
Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan paid Marco his dad and uncle a lot of money for doing missions for him. Kublai Khan loved Marco but the people did not. -
1291
Marco Polo escorts a Princess to Persia
Kublai Khan would not let Marco and his family leave China. Escorting the Princess was a way out of China. -
1294
Kublai Khan Dies
Kublai Khan dies, and now Marco can not go back China. Without Kublai's protection Marco would not be safe. -
1295
Marco Polo goes home to Italy
Not able to go back to china Marco is forced to return home. -
1298
Marco Polo is captured at sea and goes to prison.
After returning home war broke out in Italy. Marco became the "gentleman commander" of a Venetian ship. He was captured in a sea battle and sent to prison. While he was in prison he made a friend and his famous book "The Travels of Marco Polo". -
1299
Marco Polo got released from prison
Marco got released and returned to Italy. He takes his book with him. -
1300
Marco Polo dad dies and gets married
Marco's dad dies. Then at 45 years old he gets married to Donata Badoer. They had 3 daughters together. -
1324
Marco Polo dies
At age 69 Marco Polo dies. On his deathbed he famously said "I never told half of what I saw."
