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Other articles where Niccolò Polo is discussed: Marco Polo: Polo’s journey to Asia: Niccolò and Maffeo remained in Venice anticipating the election of a new pope, but in 1271, after two years of waiting, they departed with Marco for the Mongol court. In Acre (now in Israel) the papal legate, Teobaldo of Piacenza, gave them letters for the…
23. Mai 2024 · In 1266 Venetian traders Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, the father and uncle of Marco Polo, were among the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China. Before the birth of Marco, they established trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak in the Crimea, and in a western part of the Mongol Empire. In 1266 the Polos reached the seat of Kublai Kahn ...
Niccolò and Maffeo Polo (Q3294114) From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Venetian merchant brothers; father and uncle of Marco Polo. Niccolo and Maffeo Polo; edit . Language Label Description Also known as; English: Niccolò and Maffeo Polo. ...
Other articles where Maffeo Polo is discussed: Marco Polo: Polo’s journey to Asia: Niccolò and Maffeo remained in Venice anticipating the election of a new pope, but in 1271, after two years of waiting, they departed with Marco for the Mongol court. In Acre (now in Israel) the papal legate, Teobaldo of Piacenza, gave them letters for the Mongol emperor.…
In 1256, the brothers sailed south to Acre, and from there traveled to Masyaf at the invitation of a man named Darim whom they had befriended the previous year. Once they arrived, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo found themselves in the company of the legendary Assassin Mentor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. It was a meeting that proved as life-altering as it ...
Maffeo Polo. fl. 1200s. Venetian merchant and trader who made several extended trips into central Asia to the court of Kublai Khan. He made the first trip, 1253-1269, with his brother Niccoló; the second, 1271-1295, with Niccoló and Niccoló's son Marco. They were among the first Europeans to visit this part of the world. The account of their ...
Two years later, in 1271, Niccolo Polo and his brother, Maffeo, set off again, taking the 17-year-old Marco with them. This time 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. Even with a gold passport from Kublai Khan, which enabled the travelers to use ...
