1. Departs China from Quanzhou

    · Quanzhou, Fujian, Yuan Empire

    Departs China from Quanzhou
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    Marco, Niccolò, and Maffeo embarked with the party escorting the Mongol princess Kököchin to the Persian Ilkhanate. Scholarly reconstructions differ between early 1291 and early 1292; this card follows the explicitly dated Quanzhou source.

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