1001 Space Earth Nature History First Civilisations Ancient Egypt Biblical Times Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Chinese, Japanese Civilisations Indian Civilisation African Civilisation The Early Americas The Rise of Islam The Middle Ages The Renaissance Civil War and Revolution The Industrial Revolution Two World Wars 20th-century Achievements Human World Science and Technology	Who was Marco Polo? Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian traveller. When he was 17, he journeyed with his father and uncle to the court of Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongols. Polo was the first European to travel across the entire width of Asia. Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: History Chapter: The Middle Ages