Tamous Description of the World
was Polo's account of the many years he had spent in China.
2 According to the book's introduction,/ Marco Polo first traveled to China in
While in China, he
1271/with his father and uncle (who were both merchants
met the great ruler, Kublai Khan, and so impressed him that the Khan made Marco
his special messenger, sending him on missions throughout the various faraway
regions of China. Marco Polo finally returned to Venice with his family in 1295.
He wrote the account of his travels in 1298 while he was in prison in Genoa.
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