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Niccolò Polo (Italian: [nikkoˌlɔ pˈpɔːlo], Venetian: [nikoˌɰɔ ˈpolo]; c. 1230 – c. 1294) and Maffeo Polo ([mafˈfɛːo ˈpɔːlo], Venetian: [maˈfɛo ˈpolo]; or Matteo [matˈtɛːo], Venetian:; c. 1230 – c. 1309) were Italian traveling merchants from the Republic of Venice, best known as the father and uncle, respectively, of ...
His father, Niccolò Polo, a merchant, traded with the Near East, becoming wealthy and achieving great prestige. Niccolò and his brother Maffeo set off on a trading voyage before Marco's birth.
- 8 January 1324 (aged 69–70), Venice, Republic of Venice
Italian explorer. Learn about this topic in these articles: association with Marco Polo. In Marco Polo: Polo’s journey to Asia. Niccolò and Maffeo remained in Venice anticipating the election of a new pope, but in 1271, after two years of waiting, they departed with Marco for the Mongol court.
Maffeo Polo (c. 1230 – c. 1309) was a Venetian merchant and explorer, the brother of Niccolò Polo, and the uncle of Marco Polo. Working with his brother for the majority of his life, they established trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak and in the western part of the Mongol Empire .
Apr 26, 2024 · In 1266 Venetian traders Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, the father and uncle of Marco Polo, were among the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China. Before the birth of Marco, they established trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak in the Crimea, and in a western part of the Mongol Empire.
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Niccolò and Maffeo Polo. Niccolò Polo (1230—1294 [nb 1]) and Maffeo or Matteo Polo (1230–1309 [nb 2]) were Italian traveling merchants best known as the father and uncle, respectively, of the explorer Marco Polo. The brothers went into business before Marco's birth, established trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak in Crimea, and in a ...
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