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Polo related his experiences traveling the trade routes to the Far East with his father and uncle in the late 13th Century. They twice visited the ruler Kublai Khan in China, and brought greeting from him to the Vatican. On the second trip, they stayed at Khan's insistence nearly 17 years (1274-1291). Polo's recounting of the trips include sections on the Middle East, China, Japan and Southeast Asia, and eastern Africa. Eventually Polo's "Silk Road" to the East was mostly taken over by sailing routes.

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