"1324-01-08Z"^^ . . . . "Marco Polo (/\u02C8m\u0251rko\u028A \u02C8po\u028Alo\u028A/; Italian pronunciation: [\u02C8marko \u02C8p\u0254\u02D0lo]; September 15, 1254 \u2013 January 8\u20139, 1324) was an Italian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World, also known as The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1300), a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China.He learned the mercantile trade from his father and uncle, Niccol\u00F2 and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia, and met Kublai Khan."@en . "1254Z"^^ . . . . "1254-09-15Z"^^ . . . "Polo, Marco"@en . . . "Famous explorer" . "1324-01-09Z"^^ . "Marco Polo"@en . . . . . "1324Z"^^ . .