During the time of Marco Polo By silkroad Sep 15, 1254 Marco Polo is born in Venice Mar 31, 1262 Norway annexes Iceland and Greenland Mar 31, 1269 Father Niccolo Polo returns from China Mar 31, 1270 Louis IX of France dies Louis IX of France dies on the Eighth Crusade to the Middle East Mar 31, 1271 Marco Polo sets off for China with father and uncle Mar 31, 1273 The Hapsburg Dynasty is established in Austria It would last until 1918 Mar 31, 1275 Polo begins service at the court of Kublai Khan Mar 31, 1286 Eyeglasses are invented in Italy Feb 18, 1294 Kublai Khan dies Mar 31, 1295 The Polos return to Venice Mar 31, 1297 Venice and Genoa at war Polo is captured Mar 31, 1298 The Chinese develop the cannon for use in battle Mar 31, 1299 Marco Polo is released from imprisonment Mar 31, 1302 Marco Polo marries Donata Badoer Period: Mar 31, 1314 to Mar 31, 1317 Famine strikes Europe Jan 8, 1324 Marco Polo dies in Venice Mar 31, 1326 The Ottoman Empire is funded
