Polo, Marco
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...lo, 1254? 1324?, Venetian traveler in China. His father, Niccolo Polo, and his uncle...khan, who employed him as an adviser and a tax assessor, sending him on business to central and N China, SE Asia, and India. For three years he...