Marco Polo ([ˈmɑrkoʊ_ˈpoʊloʊ] [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo]; 1254January 8 - 9, 1324) was a Venetian merchant traveller. He learned the mercantile trade from his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married, and had three children. Marco Polo was not the first European to reach China (see Europeans in Medieval China), but he was the first to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience.
Marco Polo was a person.
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Claim: Marco Polo was a person.

Evidence: Marco Polo ([ˈmɑrkoʊ_ˈpoʊloʊ] [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo]; 1254January 8 - 9, 1324) was a Venetian merchant traveller. He learned the mercantile trade from his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married, and had three children. Marco Polo was not the first European to reach China (see Europeans in Medieval China), but he was the first to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience.

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Claim: Marco Polo was a person.

Evidence: Marco Polo ([ˈmɑrkoʊ_ˈpoʊloʊ] [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo]; 1254January 8 - 9, 1324) was a Venetian merchant traveller. He learned the mercantile trade from his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married, and had three children. Marco Polo was not the first European to reach China (see Europeans in Medieval China), but he was the first to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience.

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