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1. factsanddetails.com › china › cat2MARCO POLO AND KUBLAI KHAN | Facts and Details

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   Kublai Khan After a three-and-a-half year journey, Marco Polo, his father and uncle arrived in Shangdu (Xanadu), Kublai Khan's summer capital, not so far from Beijing, in 1275, when Marco was 21. Word of the Polos journey had been relayed to Kublai Khan by Pony-Express-style messengers. Envoys of the Great Khan reached the Polos in central China.

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3. www.biography.com › political-figures › kublai-khanKublai Khan - Death, Accomplishments & Marco Polo - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Birth Year: 1215. Birth date: September 23, 1215. Birth Country: Mongolia. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Mongolian general and statesman Kublai Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan. After ...

4. www.biography.com › history-culture › marco-poloMarco Polo: Biography, The Travels of Marco Polo, Kublai Khan

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   Aug 2, 2023 · Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He wrote 'Il Milione,' known in English as 'The Travels of Marco Polo.'

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   Nov 21, 2023 · Khan was impressed by Marco's intelligence and modesty. Kublai Khan and Marco Polo's relationship deepened and the Emperor of Mongolia appointed Marco Polo to serve as a foreign ambassador to ...

6. www.biography.com › history-culture › marco-polo10 Facts About Marco Polo - Biography

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   Sep 29, 2020 · Venetian explorer Marco Polo spent more than two decades in the service of Kublai Khan, one of the greatest rulers in history who reigned over Mongolia for 34 years. Polo was known for the book ...

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8. www.khanacademy.org › a › marco-poloREAD: Marco Polo (article) | Khan Academy

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   As Christians, they considered Jerusalem, the place of Jesus’s crucifixion, to be the so-called navel of the world, and their maps portrayed this. Marco Polo was born in Venice, or possibly Croatia, in 1254. Located on the eastern coast of Italy, Venice served as a gateway to the riches of Asia during this era of increasing trade.

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Kublai Khan (born 1215—died 1294) was a Mongolian general and statesman, who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan. As the fifth emperor (reigned 1260–94) of the Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty (1206–1368), he completed the conquest of China (1279) started by Genghis Khan in 1211 and thus became the first Yuan ruler of the ...

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    What did Marco Polo do for Kublai Khan?

    • Marco Polo acted as a diplomat for Kublai Khan, traveling throughout China and Asia representing the Yuan Dynasty. He also brought the Emperor goods he requested. Who are Kublai Khan and Marco Polo? Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer, writer, and trader who, at 17, traveled from Italy to Asia via the Silk Roads.

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    Who was favored by Kublai Khan?

    • Kublai Khan was the Mongol Emperor of China, grandson of Ghengis Khan. Marco Polo was a famous Venetian merchant who traveled the Silk Road. He was favored by Kublai Khan and served a position in his court as a diplomat. What did Marco Polo do for Kublai Khan?

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    Why did Kublai Khan hire polo?

    • Kublai Khan eventually employed Polo as a special envoy he sent to far-flung areas of Asia never before explored by Europeans, including Burma, India and Tibet. With Polo, as always, was a stamped metal packet from Khan himself that served as his official credentials from the powerful leader. As the years wore on, Polo was promoted for his work.

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    What did Kublai Khan do before he arrived in China?

    • Two years before Marco’s arrival, Kublai Khan had completed the conquest of all parts of China and needed non-Mongol administrators in areas that resisted having Mongol authorities. Marco took on various sorts of diplomatic and administrative roles for the emperor from his base in Dadu, which Kublai Khan built next to Khanbaliq.

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