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After a successful stay of more than 17 years in China, the Polos had become extraordinarily wealthy. They finally left as the escorts to a Mongolian princess named Cogatin, who was to become the bride of a Persian prince.

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Upon reaching Beijing, the Polos were welcomed to Kublai Khan's legendary marble and gold summer palace, Xanadu. All three men were invited to join the emperor's court, and all three immersed themselves in Chinese language and culture.

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Despite the hardships, Marco discovered a love for travel and a desire to learn as much as he could about the cultures he encountered.

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His father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo had already left Venice for a trading trip before Marco was born, and Marco's mother died before the expedition returned. As a result, young Marco was raised by relatives.

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During the early part of 1272, they probably passed through Erzurum and Tabrīz before reaching Hormuz on the Persian Gulf. Later on they reached Kashi. By this point the Polos were on the main Silk Road.

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in 1271, Niccolo Polo and his brother, Maffeo, set off again, taking the 17-year-old Marco with them. they aimed directly for the court of Kublai Khan, to bring him documents from the pope and holy oil from Jerusalem that he had requested.

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To make trading with china easier, the Polo family traveled through Armenia, Persia, and Afghanistan, and following a route that went over the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia.

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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy. Not much is known of his early childhood. Polo grew up in a family where both his father Niccoló and uncle Maffeo were merchants.