Marco polo was a Venetian merchant traveler from the
Venetian Republic and he was born Nobel family in 1254, in Venice, Italy whose
travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which describes his travels and also
influenced later adventurers and merchants, moreover, it introduced Europeans
to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle.
Travelled through Asia and apparently met Kublai Khan, meanwhile, Marco Polo's
mother died, and he was raised by an aunt and uncle. Polo was well educated,
and learned merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and the
handling of cargo ships,[9] although he learned little or no Latin In 1269,
they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them
embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at
war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned, and dictated his stories to a cellmate.
He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married and had three daughters.
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