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Marco Polo was born on 1254, he was citizen of the Republic of Venice, Polo grew up in a family where both his father Niccoló and uncle Maffeo were merchants.

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The Polo brother’s embarked on a new journey, and this time they brought Marco with them on their new journey east, the Polo family brought letters and gifts from the pope that they were to give to Kublai Khan, and they were also accompanied by two friars.

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Marco Polo's journey started in 1271, Marco Polo, along with his uncle and father, left their home of Venice and headed east, traveling to Acre, Hormuz, and then Shangdu to the court of the Mongol emperor of China, Kublai Khan.

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Although Marco Polo was born to a wealthy Venetian merchant family, much of Polo's childhood was spent parentless, and he was raised by an extended family. Polo's mother died when he was young, and his father and uncle, were in Asia for much of Polo's youth.

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Even before Marco was born, the brothers had travelled extensively, setting up trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak, Crimea, and the western part of the Mongolian Empire. They even visited China.

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The Polo family pushed on without them, traveling through Armenia, Persia, and Afghanistan, and following a route that went over the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia to get to China.

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They sailed to Acre, and then rode on camels to the Persian port of Hormuz. The Polos wanted to sail straight into China, but the ships there were not seaworthy, so they continued overland through the Silk Road, until reaching Kublai's summer palace in Shangdu, near present-day Zhangjiakou.

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During this time he became the confidant of Khubilai Khaan (1214-1294). After 24 years in China, the Polo returned to Venice by sailing along Southern Asia.

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Marco Polo details his travels in the service of the empire, from Beijing to northern India and ends with the return voyage from the Chinese port of Amoy to the Persian Gulf back to Venice.