By 1260, Niccolò Polo, Niccolò Polo and Maffeo Polo, Maffeo Polo, the father and uncle of Marco Polo, members of an adventurous Venetian family, had left the young Marco behind and begun their epic journey eastward to the court of the khan of the Pipchak Tatars at Serai. Trade Trade China routes and opportunities that had not existed since the time of Roman rule were finally reopened. Travels of Marco Polo (1271-1295) Marco Polo, Travels of (1271-1295) Polo, Marco Exploration of Asia Asia, European exploration of Italy 1271-1295: Travels of Marco Polo Turkey 1271-1295: Travels of Marco Polo China 1271-1295: Travels of Marco Polo Iran 1271-1295: Travels of Marco Polo Trade and commerce 1271-1295: Travels of Marco Polo Cultural and intellectual history 1271-1295: Travels of Marco Polo Polo, Marco Polo, Niccolò Polo, Maffeo Gregory X Kublai Khanīefore the Tatar (Mongol) conquest of Asia Minor and the consequent arrival of Tatar embassies in the West by the late thirteenth century, contact with the Far East had already been made by such men as Giovanni da Pian del Carpini and William of Rubrouck, the latter being sent by Louis IX of France. China, remote and exotic, held such a fascination for Europeans that tales of travel to that land were eagerly sought and circulated by the educated. Although deep in the Middle Ages, thirteenth century Europe witnessed an amazing increase in geographical knowledge as well as an increase in contact between Western Europe and the Far East. In 1254, the year in which Marco Polo is believed to have been born, Italy was divided into warring city-states, and Genoa and Venice vied for naval dominance. The travels of Marco Polo in Asia stimulated Western interest in Eastern commerce and influenced later explorers, including Christopher Columbus.
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