Why was it 24 years before Macro polo returned to his native city
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Marco Polo (/ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ (About this soundlisten); Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo]; Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo]; 15 September, 1254 – January 8, 1324)[1] was a Venetian merchant,[2][3] explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c. 1300), a book that described to Europeans the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan and other Asian cities and countries.[4]
Marco Polo
Marco Polo - costume tartare.jpg
Polo wearing a Tartar outfit, print from the 18th century
Born
15 September, 1254
Venice, Republic of Venice
Died
8 January, 1324 (aged 69)
Venice, Republic of Venice
Resting place
Church of San Lorenzo
45.4373°N 12.3455°E
Nationality
Venetian
Occupation
Merchant, explorer, writer
Known for
The Travels of Marco Polo
Spouse(s)
Donata Badoer (m. 1300–1324)
Children
Fantina, Bellela and Moretta
Parent(s)
Mother: Nicole Anna Defuseh
Father: Niccolò Polo