The Explorers Podcast

Marco Polo - Part 2 - The Silk Road

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Marco Polo and his family travel the Silk Road to reach the court of the legendary Kublai Khan.

Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/

Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/map3.png

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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