![]() As no one knows what name to look for, it is hardly surprising that it has not been found! He was very probably given a Mongol name by Khubilai Khan. The simple fact is that no one knows what name he used while in China. Nor does the fact that no one has yet been able to identify his name in any Chinese records mean anything. The fact that Marco uses a Persian word to refer to ‘pitch’ is of no significance – there were many Persian-speakers in China during the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty. There certainly were CHINESE ships with five masts at the period. Many of the ships used in the invasion of Japan were Korean, not Chinese. ![]() His account of the invasion is generally accurate. ![]() He only the mentions the invasion of 1281 – which occurred while he was in China. Marco Polo does not mention the first Mongol invasion of Japan (in 1274, NOT 1284 – this was before Marco reached China). ![]() The archaeologists referred to here are NOT specialists in Chinese history. Most scholars who specialise in Chinese studies and the Mongol empire are convinced that he did, in fact, go to China. It is not true that modern scholars feel that Marco Polo never went to China. ![]()
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