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How did Marco Polo help Kublai Khan?
Kublai, who generally relied on foreigners to administer his empire, took Marco Polo into his court, possibly as a tax collector. After many years of seeking a release from service, the Polos finally secured permission from Kublai to escort a young princess to her intended husband Arghun, the Mongol ruler of Persia.
Did Marco Polo meet Kublai?
According to The Travels of Marco Polo, they passed through much of Asia, and met with Kublai Khan, a Mongol ruler and founder of the Yuan dynasty. Their decision to leave Constantinople proved timely.
Which Chinese dynasty is associated with Kublai Khan and Marco Polo?
Yuan dynasty
| Great Yuan 大元 ᠳᠠᠢ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (Dai Ön Ulus, “Great Yuan State” in Middle Mongol) | |
|---|---|
| Khagan-Emperor | |
| • 1259–1294 | Kublai Khan |
| • 1332–1368 | Toghon Temür |
| Chancellor |
Was Marco Polo impressed with China?
Through it all, Marco Polo marveled at China’s cultural customs, great wealth and complex social structure. He was impressed with the empire’s paper money, efficient communication system, coal burning, gunpowder and porcelain, and called Xanadu “the greatest palace that ever was.”
What did Marco Polo say about Kublai Khan?
At the court of Kublai Khan As for Kublai Khan himself, Marco would describe him as “well proportioned, neither small, nor large but of medium height”. The grandson of Genghis Khan, he had succeeded in 1260 and conquered the whole of China, after which he formed the Yuan dynasty.
Why did Marco Polo leave before the death of Kublai Khan?
In 1271, Polo set out with his father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, for Asia, where they would remain until 1295. Unable to recruit the 100 priests that Kublai Khan had requested, they left with only two, who, after getting a taste of the hard journey ahead of them, soon turned back for home.
What did Marco Polo bring back from China along the Silk Road?
Marco Polo brought back the idea of paper money to Europe. The Chinese had been using paper money since 740 A.D.
Is Marco Polo based on true events?
But according to Mongolian historians, much of the plot plays fast and loose with the facts. Batsukh Otgonsereenen, who spent 10 years researching his book The History of Kublai Khan, told AFP: “From a historical standpoint 20 percent of the film was actual history and 80 percent fiction.”