Marco Polo
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Marco Polo (Venice, Italy 1254 - 1324) was a Venetian adventurer, trader, explorer and writer. He is one of the first westerners to travel to China on the Silk Road.[1]
Marco Polo spent 20 years in China (then Cathay) at the court of Mongol prince Kublai Khan with his father and uncle. Before his trip to China, his father and uncle had done all the way to the court of Kublai Khan and back. Il Milione (also known as The Travels of Marco Polo) is the book that Polo wrote to bring information of those exotic places. He made, in this book, reference to much of Asia including the Arab world, Persia and Japan.
Little is known of Marco Polo's life after his return to Venice.