Kublai Khan

(He had served 17 years in The great Khan's court before he had had the thought leaving). Khan wasn't to happy of Marco Polo's leave because the truth is he had been quite dependent on him and his help had brought Khan a long way. (Khan had decided he would be able to leave if he had delivered the Mongol princess to Persia where the princess was set to marry the Persian prince). Two years after his return to Venice…

Marco Polo was an explorer who sculpted the world we live in today. He traveled from his Venetian home to China along the Silk Roads. In China, he worked for one of the most powerful leaders in his time, Kublai Khan. This gave him a firsthand experience with one of Europe’s powerful leaders. His travels were later recorded into a book called the, II Milione, which gave Europeans insight of the world beyond them. His book inspired other Europeans to travel to unknown lands. Marco Polo is…

The Khans were some of the most successful conquerers of all time. Kublai, grandson of the great Genghis Khan who was the first to unite the mongol empire and expand their territory, was especially note worthy in the fact of his influential ruling on the Yuan empire. Unlike Genghis Khan who was know for taking over “nearly 12 million square miles of territory” Kublai was know more for his civilian achievements. The dynamics of his relationship with his subjects were very different than any other…

After the men returned to the great Mongol leader, this time taking young Marco Polo with them, Niccolo offered young Marco as a servant to Kublai Khan. Without the first trip to the Mongol empire by the Polo brothers, Kublai would have never accepted the young Venetian man to reside in his court. Although Marco’s success ultimately comes about because of his social genius and charisma, it would have been impossible for him to achieve…

Marco Polo Marco Polo was an amazing explorer. He traveled to extremely distant places. As well as traveling far, Marco was one of the first Europeans to reach china. The Mongolian and Chinese people had a great impact on Marco's life. The travel was extensively long but Marco persevered and reached china at last. Marco Polo was born in Venice Italy in 1254. The polo families were nobles. As well as being noble they were also jewel merchants. Marco's mother died when he was young…

Marco Polo is notorious for his voyage to China, however, there are doubts that he actually went there at all. Marco Polo was very famous for being a European to go to China, trade and work for Kublai Khan. He wrote a book, The Travels of Marco Polo, and published it in Europe. Soon, everyone had read his book and began going to China to trade and get riches. This caused the economy in Europe to skyrocket. This is what started the Renaissance, and this is also based on a lie. Marco Polo did not…

Despite their negative image and military tactics, first hand accounts of the empire and dealings with the Khans from the thirteenth century emissaries Juviani, William of Rubruck, and Marco Polo have…

meet again with the Great Khan at his summer palace at the far end of the continent of Asia. I am only 17, but I know I am ready. I am told that the journey will take around 3 to 4 years, which sounds like a long time, but I know that, since my father and uncle have already made this voyage, their experiences will help us to learn how to complete the journey safely. My father has asked the new Pope, Pope Gregory X, to send priests with us on our journey, because Kublai Khan has requested them,…

things that legends are made of either being an envoy to Kublai Kahn. He shaped the world and gave an invite into things that may have been lost without his travels. Marco Polo was born in 1254,…

Kubilai Khan was a powerful king of the Mongols. He was a decedent of Chinghiz Khan like all the past kings of Mongolia. In fact, the family name Khan meant ‘great lords of lords’, showing how powerful and respected the Khan was. Of course, being a king, he always sat at the highest table during gatherings wore luxurious fur coats but, he was even worshiped as a godlike figure by many of his people, showing how much his people liked him. The Mongol society that was ruled by Kubilai Khan was…