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When did Marco Polo arrive at the court of Kublai Khan?
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo, undated coloured woodcut.
Marco Polo, along with his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo, arrived at the court of Kublai Khan in 1275, though some research suggests the date may have been 1274.1
After departing Venice in 1271, the travelers journeyed across Asia via the Silk Road, eventually reaching the Mongol court to present papal letters and sacred oil from Jerusalem to their patron.1