Marco Polo - Part 2 - The Silk Road
Marco Polo and his family travel the Silk Road to reach the court of the legendary Kublai Khan
September 28, 202032m 41s
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Show Notes
Marco Polo and his family travel the Silk Road to reach the court of the legendary Kublai Khan.
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People and Places
- Marco Polo – Venetian merchant and explorer
- Niccolò Polo – Father of Marco Polo
- Maffeo Polo – Brother of Niccolò, uncle of Marco
- Kublai Khan – Emperor of the Mongol Empire
- Khanbaliq – Capital of Mongol Empire (modern-day Beijing)
- Hormuz – Port at entrance of Persian Gulf
- Badakshan – City on Silk Road located in modern-day Uzbekistan
- Khotan – City in western China (today called Hotan)
- Shazhou – City on edge of Gobi Desert (today called Dunhuang)
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