. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages. MARCO POLO was the firstEuropean that entered Chinaand gave mediaeval Christen-dom accurate knowledge ofCentral Asia. The narrativeof his travels was long regardedas a tissue of fictions, but mod-ern research has confirmed itstruth. His father, NiccoloPolo, a Venetian merchant ofnoble rank, in company withhis brother, Maffeo, set out in1250 on a trading journey toAsia. Having loaded a vesselwith rich merchandise, theysailed to Constantinople, wherethey disposed of their cargo, and then purchasing a stock ofjewe
. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages. MARCO POLO was the firstEuropean that entered Chinaand gave mediaeval Christen-dom accurate knowledge ofCentral Asia. The narrativeof his travels was long regardedas a tissue of fictions, but mod-ern research has confirmed itstruth. His father, NiccoloPolo, a Venetian merchant ofnoble rank, in company withhis brother, Maffeo, set out in1250 on a trading journey toAsia. Having loaded a vesselwith rich merchandise, theysailed to Constantinople, wherethey disposed of their cargo, and then purchasing a stock ofjewels and precious stones, crossed the Black Sea to the traveled by land from the Crimea to the court of a Tartarchief, Barkah Khan, to whom they sold many of their the desert of Bokhara, they spent three years amongthe Mongols and learned the Tartar language. A Persianambassador sent by Hulagu to Kublai Khan, passing throughBokhara, met with the Polo brothers, and by magnificentpromises persuaded them to accompany him to Cambalu, inCathay. A year was co
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