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Date of birth: 15th September 1254

Nationality : Italian

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Marco Polo was an Italian Merchant explorer, and writer who was from Venice, Italy, and traveled through asia between 1271 and 1295.

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Marco Polo left his home and traveled around asia when he was  seventeen 1271 with his father and uncle

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Marco Polo chose to explore with his dad and uncle and traveled around asia for many years. he stopped at many places and met many people on the way.

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Marco Polo traveled for years and stopped at Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and many more. between 1271 and 1288

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As well as being a young and wealthy merchant, Marco Polo was also a writer and explorer. He wrote for books in his lifetime. 3050

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While Marco Polo was travelling down the Silk Road, He met the emperor Kublai Khan. He was very fond of Marco Polo and they soon became very good friends.

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The hardest challenge that Marco Polo faced was crossing the distance and terrain between Venice and China. The Jour net was hard with bad weather and storms.

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The emperor, Kublai Khan liked Marco Polo so much that he refused to let him go home. Marco Polo loved traveling, but he wanted to go back to Italy.

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After a lot of persuading, The emperor let Marco Polo go home after 17 years of travelling. Marco Polo got ready for a long journey home. 1288

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Marco polo died at the age of 69 from an illness. nobody knows what illness it was. he died 8th january 1324.