Did Marco Polo really go to China ?

I suspect Persian words were used... 1) Because it was an intermediate language. Likely the Khan had people who spoke Persian, but none that spoke any European languages. 2) Because the afore mentioned Persian merchants were probably available as interpretors and thus used their own words and not Mongol words. Explained simply.

Marco Polo is Venetian Merchant with Croatian origin. On topic. I thought that we have proof that he was in China. Marco Polo s map. Or he was in China or he was in America. This story is periodicly asked from time to time. EDIT: I just read posts. Yes questionmark it was oftenly served by media.

It is possible that Marco went in china to Kublai. Remember they were merchants, and merchants are notorious for travelling. Beside that, 'Il Millione' was not written by Marco Polo, but messer Rustichello, and by his own admission he changed some parts. There were also Persians and Persian speaking people, in Kublai court, if Im not mistaken one of his ministers was Persian. Finally Marco moved along Mongols, not chinesees so that's why he didnt describe so much chinesee culture, but Mongolian. And the great wall, became as we know today later in time. But uintil no psisical clues are found i... [More]

Thanks for clarification, the odds against Polos deliberate fabrication is just immense, I got sick from propaganda of this sort. The even call the hoaxsters as archaeologists now. WTF wrong with them? what propaganda?

Or he was in China or he was in America. Here is the link: Did Marco Polo Discover America 200 Years Before Columbus? Here is the map http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WL_aeESeqQI/SVvW4FIIoUI/AAAAAAAAALA/mviWtK2oges/s1600-h/rossi.jpg Here is thread on UM http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=195517

Oh yea, Marco Polo did not go to China but in America.. What can be more typical of these loonies. Now you see my points.

whatever Astrios and others, back in topik. Marco Polo, not incas, not Giza or Alaska, not face on Mars...But Messer Marco Polo. Thanks

China is a big place, Marco would have just visited a very small part and had access to very little. The Mongols were more open than the Han regarding all things culture, tradition and knowledge due to the vast differences then. Many look at the western documents about China and thinks it all fits in a nutshell. China believes Marco did arrived in China but did not see the whole of China. That though is befitting of fitting it all in a nutshell.

Someone in here needs some serious dose of medications...

Ghengis Khan himself a red haired, pale skinned westerner, his sons if looked a bit asian just because he had sex with so many women. A persian historian Rachid Al-Din, also an officially appointed chronicler for the Mongol empire under Kublai Khans rule, described Ghengis Khan as a red haired, blue eyed man. And the lore of Ghengis Khan includes a legendary figure with similiar features appearing in Mongolia. The Mongol empire was founded by western asian nomadic tribes when they colonized the territory of Altaian regions, and they forced siberian tribes to assimilate, the siberians elements ... [More]