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When did Marco Polo travel from Venice to Asia?
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo, undated coloured woodcut.
Marco Polo departed from Venice for the Mongol court in 1271, accompanied by his father, Niccolò, and his uncle, Maffeo Polo.1
After a long journey across Asia that involved traveling through Acre, Persia, and along the Silk Road, the party arrived at the court of Kublai Khan in 1275 (though some research suggests 1274). Marco Polo remained in China for 17 years before eventually returning to Venice in 1295.1234