GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Marco Polo, (born c. 1254, Venice [Italy]-died January 8, 1324, Venice), Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years, and whose Il milione (“The Million”), known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo, is a classic of travel literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant, most well-known for his book The Travels, penned while he was a prisoner, after almost a quarter of a century of travelling through Asia in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Marco Polo: The Man and His Incredible Journey. First we’ll delve into what we know (or what is commonly believed) about Marco Polo’s early life in Italy, his incredible journey to along the Silk Road, his stay in China, his return, and the famous travelogue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marco Polo (/ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ ( listen), Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ( listen); Venice c. 1254 – Venice 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.

Detailed explanation-5: -Marco Polo was a merchant from Venice and an adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He traveled through Asia along the Silk road in the 13th century. The story of his travels is recorded in ‘II Milione’ (The Million) also called ‘The Travels of Marco Polo’.