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Marco Polo

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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.

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Birth Year
1254 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth as circa 1254, year only.
Death Date
1324-01-08 1
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1. Marco Polo (Wikipedia)
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was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295
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1. Marco Polo (Wikipedia)
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c. 1254
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1. Marco Polo (Wikipedia)
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8 January 1324
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