Marco Polo's Travels and European Accounts of the Mongols (1271–1295)

1. Polos depart Venice for Kublai Khan

   Jan 1, 1271Labels: Marco Polo, Niccol Polo, Maffeo Polo

   • Britannica
   • BritannicaSum

2. Polos reach the Yuan court in China

   Jan 1, 1275Labels: Kublai Khan, Yuan court, Khanbaliq

   • Britannica
   • BritannicaSum

3. Marco Polo serves in Kublai Khan’s domains

   Jan 1, 1275Labels: Marco Polo, Yam system, Yuan administration

   • Britannica
   • BritannicaSum

4. Reported governorship in Yangzhou

   Jan 1, 1282Labels: Yangzhou, Marco Polo

   • BritannicaSum
   • Britannica

5. Departure from China with Princess Kököchin

   Jan 1, 1291Labels: K k, Ilkhanate, Mongol diplomacy

   • Britannica
   • MarcoPolo

6. Indian Ocean voyage toward Persia

   Jan 1, 1292Labels: Indian Ocean, maritime trade

   • Kokochin
   • MappingPolo

7. Embassy reaches Persia; mission completed

   Jan 1, 1293Labels: Persia, Arghun, Ghazan

   • Kokochin
   • MarcoPolo

8. Return to Venice after 24 years abroad

   Jan 1, 1295Labels: Venice, Marco Polo

   • Britannica
   • 1295

9. Dictation of the Devisement du monde

   Jan 1, 1298Labels: Devisement du, Rustichello da, Marco Polo

   • UniUd
   • SOAS

10. Captured after the Battle of Curzola

    Sep 8, 1298Labels: Battle of, Marco Polo

    • Curzola
    • BritannicaSum

11. Earliest print edition appears in German

    Jan 1, 1477Labels: German edition, Printed book

    • MappingPolo
    • EditioList

12. Renewed documentary interest in Polo’s Venetian life

    Nov 20, 2019Labels: Venetian archives, Marco Polo

    • Guardian