Besides the weather, the foods were not tasty to them either. The weather was so hot and it was really difficult to tolerate. They started their journey with 600 people but by the time they got to Iran, only 18 people were left. It took them two years to get to the Hormuz port. They started from the south of China, got to the Singapore port, went to Sri Lanka and finally they arrived in Iran through the Persian Gulf. They promised Kublai Khan to escort the princess to Iran safely and return to China immediately. Kublai Khan trusted Polos, that’s why he asked them to take the Chinese bride to Iran. Iran was under the rule of his nephew, “Mahmud Ghazan” which was asking for a wife from China. Eventually, in 1291, Kublai Khan gave them a mission. The Polo family asked for permission to leave China several times but Kublai Khan refused to accept. They stayed in China for 17 years, as a guest of Kublai Khan. Marco, his father, and his uncle were some of those merchants that had a friendship with the Mongols’ ruler. Their ruler at the time, “Kublai Khan”, made good relations with the Europeans, especially the merchants, because of the communications they had between Europe and Asia.
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