Marco Polo Research Paper

I am going to start off my source study by giving a detailed description of Marco Polo. Marco Polo was a very important and relevant person in history. He was one of the biggest traders and explorers from the Venetian Republic in the 14th century. He was on the the first people to explore the silk road into China. In my source study I am going to try and tell you what I observed he saw and took note of on his trip. In 1271 Marco and his brother took a trip from venice and headed eastward to meet the great Khan who is notable in history for being one of the greatest people in history , some say that noone could ever accomplish what Chingis Khan the King did he took over many different provinces in the text it said he took over nine. This was …show more content…
Khan took control over the Tatars and formed himself an army out of them they kept pushing eastward into russia and dominating different places and taking over. After Khan gathered up all the tatars he then moved eastward as he was moving eastward before Marco Polo joined the expedition Khan realized that he had so many people in his army that he would need to split up and dedicate for some people to lead groups of 300-400 soldiers armed with weapons and armor of that day in age. Prior to Chingis Khan taking over the tartus a man named prestor john ruled them he was a christian man. The tatars were dwelling in the Northern countries of Jorza and Bargu. The geography of this place was very good there was extensive plains, good pasture, large rivers and plenty of water. Prester John taxed the Tatars yearly by requesting cattle, gold and other various items that would help him. The Tatars really did not like him but they abided by his ruling. The tatars were getting sick of they way he was treating them making them feel as if they were in slavery at times. At times some of the Tatars would form a rebellion to overthrow him out of the government but since he had established so many different groups he would extinguish the group that would try and overthrow him with his many other men that he was in control of. Eventually enough people …show more content…
The tartars were very proud that Prester was not around and they were happy to be ruled by someone who was considered of integrity, great wisdom, commanding eloquence and eminent of his valor. He was highly respected by the Tartars, he was beloved by them. The fame of Khan and his good qualities soon spread all over the world, the tartars all displaced and placed themselves under his ruling. You need to keep in mind the population of the Tartars was ridiculously big in 2002 someone speculated that they were among six million strong. Khan felt very comfortable being surrounded by the men he was surrounded by comfortable enough to move out of the wilderness and mountains and start his conquest of provinces. He commanded the men to start preparing the men for battle by equipping the weapons they were very used to using from there previous pastoral experience. As he progressively moved out with his men he found it very easy to conquer many different cities because of how well known and respected he was people were submitting there ruling power up to him. After his streak of succession he really wanted revenge not only him but the Tatars did to upon Prester John. Chingis Khan really wanted to show his dominance and he wrote a letter to the Prestor saying he wanted him to approve and send his daughter to him from marriage and exposure. Khan knew that this