Marco polo
In the older times travel was not so easy as it is today. It was very difficult . There used to be robbers and other hazards on the way. About seven hundred years ago two Venetians Marco Pole and Maifeo Polo set out on a business tour to the East. After trading off their goods when they were coming hack home, they found the way blocked by robbers. |
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They lost the way. They were guided by a noble to the court of Kublai Khan. They were welcomed by Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was a great general and a King of great dignity. He was impressed by their religion and asked them to bring hundred missionaries from their country to preach to his people. Back to venice They went back to Venice and from there they could persuade only two preachers to accompany them to China. But Nicolo Polo’s young son, Marco showed a great Keenness to set out with them on the adventurous journey.
He was only seventeen years. He requested his father and uncle to take him along to China. They consented to his request. On the way they faced with many hardships. They travelled by ship through the Mediterranean sea and then adopted land route and crossed the Gobi Desert. It was well known for its widerness But with courage and determination they overcame all their hardship and troubles. The two preachers, lost heart and went back. Three years of struggle Alter three years continuous struggle they reached the court of Kublai Khan.
He was very pleased to see them. He liked young Marco Polo very much and assigned him an important task to accomplish. It was to travel the various provinces of China and submit a report on the state of affairs there. Marco polo’s book Marcopolo in his book of travels, while writing about China, gives his impressions about this great emperor Kublai Khan.
He describes him as lord of lords and tells that the Emperor was fair-contplexioned and short statured if with a very impressive personality wjlf . He was fond of feasts and on such occasions accepted gifts from his people. Once Marco saw a lion without chains bowing before the Emperor in deep humility .He says that Peking was the Capital of the Kingdom and was well fortified.
After seventeen years After seventeens years of stay in Chaina the Polos wished to go hack to their native city, Venice.
The Emperor granted them permission to go home and sent Princess Kogatin in their charge to Persia (Iran). Site was to be married to a Prince of Persia. But when they reached the Persian court, they were shocked to know that the Prince with whom the princess was to be married had died.
However, the Persians solved their problem. They suggested that the Chinese princess should be married to the young son of the prince who had died.
Thus the marriage was arranged. After performing their duty they resumed their journey to Venice and at last they reached there after an absence of more than twenty years. They were so changed that nobody could recognise them. A year later their country went to war with the neighbouring land Geneva, in which Marco was imprisoned .He remained in the prison for three years where he wrote his travelogue.
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