Timeline: Marco Polo | Timetoast

Sep 15, 1254

Marco Polo was Born in Venice, Italy
Jan 1, 1262

Nicolo and Maffeo Polo receive an invitation to Cathay (China) to meet Kublai, the khan of all the Mongols
Jan 1, 1269

Nicolo and Maffeo Polo return to Venice
Jan 1, 1271

Marco Polo accompanies his father and uncle on a journey through the Holy Land, Persia and Tartary and to the Empire of China
Jan 1, 1275

Marco Polo is appointed as an envoy for the Kublai Khan and travels through China on his missions
Period: Jan 1, 1280 to Jan 1, 1290

Marco Polo travels through Asia working for the Kublai Khan and is eventually appointed as a governor of one of his cities
Jan 1, 1294

Death of Kublai Khan
Jan 1, 1295

Marco Polo arrives in Venice with the finest collection of jewels ever seen.
Jan 1, 1295

Venice is at War with Genoa
Jan 1, 1298

Marco is taken as a prisoner of war by the Genoese.
Dec 31, 1298

Marco meets a writer names Rustichello who wrote a book on the adventures of Marco Polo.

Marco meets a writer names Rustichello who wrote a book on the adventures of Marco Polo.
Jan 1, 1299

Marco Polo is released as a prisoner of war in Genoa
Jan 1, 1300

Marco marries a Venetian lady called Donata and together they have three daughters called Belela, Fantina and Moreta
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1324

Marco's book is spread around all of Europe.
Jan 1, 1324

Marco Polo dies in Venice, he was almost 70 years old