Marco Polo’s Writing of the World contains detailed description of his visit to the Mongol Yuan Empire, and his stay in Asia for almost two decades. During his travels, he never visited the Korean peninsula and made no reference to the Koryo dynasty which inhabited the region at the time. Yet there is a chance that he may have come across facets of the Koryo culture or quite possibly people from Koryo, as he was intrigued by certain commodities which Koryo people excelled at producing at the time, such as celadon with exquisite colors and nasij fabric made of ramie instead of silk. Polo also visited regions which the Korean peninsula received contacts from for the very first time in its existence, like the Mabar state on India’s east coast, and the Ilkhanate in West Asia.
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Chapter Title
Marco Polo’s journey throughout the Mongol Yuan Empire, and his possible (or potential) encounters with Koryŏ of the Korean peninsula
Authors
Kang Hahn Lee
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0883-3.06
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2025
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Book Title
Il Milione nel tempo tra Asia ed Europa: Marco Polo nelle letterature medievali e contemporanee
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Siena, 7–8 novembre 2024) e del Seminario “700 anni di Marco Polo” (Firenze, 11 dicembre 2024)
Editors
Paola Mocella
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Number of Pages
178
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2025
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0883-3
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979-12-215-0882-6
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979-12-215-0883-3
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979-12-215-0884-0
Series Title
ConTesti medievali. Studi, ricerche e fonti