Marco Polo was born in 1254, …show more content…
Khubilai Khan used forreigners to his administration to his benefit. Khan used the foreigners in many of the administrative roles that Empire had. Marco Polo was no different from any of the other foreign people in that fact he to was going to be used by Khans vast Empire. He was not asked to lead and Army, or anything that put him in harms way directly. However. Marco Polo was put into a tax collector role for Khans Empire. Marco Polo for three years he was assigned as a tax inspector for the city of Yanzhou. During this time Khan was able to see things that have not made it to Europe yet. Something we take as normal today was not only the new then but also something not often seen. Paper money was something that was not common anywhere but was during the Khan’s dynasty. Many other things that Marco Polo had the opportunity to see was many things that we just take for granted today like eyeglasses, and a working postal