1227- Death of Genghis Khan 1251-Kublai Khan becomes Governor of China 1254-Marco Polo is born 1260-first defeat of the Mongols by the Mamluks; brothers Nicolo and Maffeo Polo set sail from Constantinople for the Crimean port of Sudak in search of new markets for their wares Death of Pope Clement IV (delays the Polo brothers in fulfilling their request from the Khan of delivering a letter to the pope.) 1269-The Polo brothers return to find Nicolo’s wife has died and his son, Marco New Pope is crowned and thus begins Marco Polo’s journey with his father and uncle back to see the Khan 1275-Marco Polo arrives in Peking The Polo's settle in Kaikhatu in the Levant for seven months The Death of Kublai Khan: effectively the end of the Mongol empire despite several later attempted invasions by independent khanates. Marco Polo returns to Venice in 1295.) Marco Polo is imprisoned at Genoa following the battle of Kurzola: there, he meets a writer, Rustichello of Pisa, and together they begin a book of Marco's travels Marco Polo is released as a prisoner of war in Genoa: at about this time, Marco marries a Venetian, Donata: they have three daughters, Bellela, Fantina and Moreta: the death of Nicolo Polo 1324-Death of Marco Polo from illness at the age of 70
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