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1254
He was born in Venice (Republic of Venice) in 1254.
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1261
In 1261 his father Niccolò and his uncle Maffeo made a business trip to the East, where they met Kublai Khan, fifth emperor of the Mongols.
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1269
In 1269 they returned to Venice and two years later they returned to China, this time with a young Marco Polo who was only 17 years old when they set sail.
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Period: 1292 to 1295
In 1292 they left Mongol territory and the return trip to their land ended in 1295.
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Period: 1298 to 1299
Later, in the middle of a battle between the Venetians and the Genoese in the Mediterranean, he fell prisoner between 1298 and 1299.
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1324
In Venice he married Donata Badoér and had three daughters: Fátima, Bellela and Moreta. He passed away in 1324.