This article is about the Venetian explorer. For other uses, see Marco Polo (disambiguation)

This article is about the Venetian explorer. For other uses, see Marco Polo (disambiguation)
Marco Polo

Marco Polo
Born September 15 1254
Venice, Republic of Venice
Died January 8 1324
Venice, Republic of Venice
Marco Polo (September 15 1254 – January 8 1324) was a Venetian trader and explorer who, together with his father Niccolò and his uncle Maffeo, was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China (which he called Cathay) and visited the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). His travels are written down in Il Milione ("The Million" or The Travels of Marco Polo).