1271 CE
Marco Polo in Jerusalem
The famous explorer Marco Polo recorded his travels with his father and uncle between 1271 and 1295 CE.
In 1271 CE, serving as a trusted envoy to Kublai Khan, the Grandson of Genghis Khan, Marco Polo visited Akko and Jerusalem and secured holy oil from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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Explorer Marco Polo recorded his travels between 1271 and 1295. In 1271, at the request of Kublai Khan (the Grandson of Genghis Khan) Marco Polo, traveling with his father and uncle, visited Akko and Jerusalem and secured holy oil from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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