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Marco Polo is an American drama television series inspired by Marco Polo's early years in the court of Kublai Khan, the Khagan of the Mongol Empire and the founder of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).
1964 Doctor Who serial 004 – Marco Polo Doctor Who serial Marco Polo, Susan, the Doctor, and Ian Cast Doctor William Hartnell – First Doctor Companions William Russell – Ian Chesterton Jacqueline Hill – Barbara Wright Carole Ann Ford – Susan Foreman Others Mark Eden – Marco Polo Derren Nesbitt – Tegana Zienia Merton – Ping-Cho Martin Miller – Kublai Khan Jimmy Gardner ...
The series, spanning over 70 years, romanticises the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the establishment of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in China. Kublai was born in 1215 as a son of Tolui, the fourth son of Genghis Khan. At the time, Töregene, the wife of Ögedei (Genghis Khan's third son), sees Tolui as a potential threat to her ...
Marco Polo (crater), on the Moon Marco Polo House, a now-demolished office building in London; Marco Polo Park, a defunct 1970s theme park in Florida; Venice Marco Polo Airport, an airport in Venice, Italy
As they went on a hunting trip, the son has an epileptic seizure and is brought back to Kublai. Marco Polo is appointed at a position in the court of the Kublai Khan. Due to his rise of the power in the court, he is gaining new enemies: the priests led by Saiamon who believe that the Kublai is coming under bad influence from foreigner influence.
Kublai Khan [b] [c] (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the dynastic name "Great Yuan" [d] in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294.
Ahmad Fanākatī, alternatively rendered as Ahmad Banākatī (Persian: احمد فناکتی / احمد بناکتی; simplified Chinese: 阿合马; traditional Chinese: 阿合馬; pinyin: Āhémǎ; before 1242 — 10 April 1282) was a Persian [1] Muslim from the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) who served as chancellor and finance minister of the Yuan dynasty during Kublai's reign.
A look at the Mormon's early practices of polygamy (1857 AD) done as an episode of The Bachelor. To Boldly Go... July 17, 2004: 513 A look at Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro's journey to Peru (1529 AD). Done as an episode of Star Trek. A Win-Win War: July 24, 2004: 514 A look at the War of 1812 (1812–1814 AD) via a parody of Crossfire ...