Maffeo Polo traded regularly with Orient. They had spent a lot of time in Constantinople‚ Crimea and around the Balkans. When Marco was six years old‚ his father and uncle set out on their trip to Far East. In 1265‚ they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan‚ the Mongol emperor who ruled over two thirds of Asia and asked them to bring 100 European priests to his court. In 1269‚ Nicolo and Maffeo polo returned to Venice‚ and they had known that Marco’s mother had died while they were on their journey
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willingly offered herself for the sacrifice. Fortuitously‚ on the day she was to be brought to the mountain where the dragon lived‚ a man calling himself Khan Laon appeared. (Khan in his language meant a noble lord.) He said he came from a kingdom far away in order to slay the dragon and spare Anina’s life. No one believed the dragon could be killed‚ but Khan Laon insisted that his ability to talk to animals would help him. He asked the help of the ants‚ the bees and the eagles. The ants swarmed over the
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¨ Mongol Essay ¨ The Mongol Empire‚ brutal‚ harsh‚ but surprisingly reasonable. Reigning from the years 1206 - 1368‚ the empire grew quickly and created a powerful legacy that will be remember for years to come. The Mongol Empire ended up being a positive impact on Asia and the world. The first reason the Mongol Empire was a positive impact was because the Mongols made significant improvements with in Asia. They contributed peace throughout the land by Pax Mongolia. Developed political institutions
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caravan route to China) and remained there for 3 years. Thereafter‚ in 1263‚ joining the Persian envoys‚ they made their way to visit the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan in Shangdu (near present Beijing). To arrive there‚ they traveled the Silk Route via Samar Qand‚ the Northern Tibetan desert and the Mongolian Steppes. Upon their arrival‚ Kublai Khan commissioned them to return with 100 missionaries to convert his nation to Christianity in opposition to the threatening Islamic armies. Over the next 3 years
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civilization he found interesting was located in Cathay (China)‚ which was controlled by Kublai Khan of the Mongols. Even though Marco Polo’s travels may seem skeptical
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geographic concept of the area and why Khan’s restaurant was so successful. He had customers‚ specifically immigrants‚ from all over the world. Though no one knew much about his personal life‚ people of all different races had nothing but respect for Khan. Because many members of the community felt a lack of belonging‚ he opened his doors for all to come and do one thing- eat his delicious food. But not just that‚ it was a place where people could feel accepted‚ and not be judged by the color of their
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Contemporary Perspectives Bookseller of Kabul March 1st‚ 2010 In this paper I will discuss family life in Afghanistan. After reading “The Bookseller of Kabul” and doing some research on other Afghan families I believe that the Khan family is almost the same as a typical Afghan family. Yes‚ there are some differences but in the end they act and live as most others in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a country that has been divided by several ethnic groups‚ with the two most relevant being the
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Limca * Mountain Dew * Sprite * Thums Up PEPSI ( a PepsiCo Product) Tagline: ( Youngistaan ka WW) Brand Ambassador: Ranbir Kapoor Shahrukh Khan was losing his appeal among youngsters. Hence‚ the company’s choice fell on the newly-minted Ranbir Kapoor. It may be remembered that in the last Youngistan campaign‚ Shahrukh Khan shared screen-space with Ranbir. Even in that campaign‚ the actor appeared only as the
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on a tour in the jungles of their native India and has Grey Brother as a pet wolf cub. Mowgli becomes close friends with a British girl named Katherine Anne "Kitty" Brydon‚ whose father‚ Colonel Geoffrey Brydon‚ commissioned the journey. When Shere Khan goes on a rampage in the camp and kills Mowgli’s father and one of Colonel Brydon’s soldiers‚ the boy and the wolf are lost in the confusion and are left to fend for themselves. Bagheera finds them and leads Mowgli to the wolf pack. Mowgli is befriended
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the reason is simply this. Rajiv Gandhi’s paternal grandfather was a Muslim gentleman from the Junagadh area of Gujarat. This Muslim grocer by the name of Nawab Khan‚ had married a Parsi woman after converting her to Islam. This is the source where from the myth of Rajiv being a Parsi was derived. Rajiv’s father Feroze‚ was Feroze Khan before he married Indira‚ against Kamala Nehru’s wishes. Feroze’s mother’s family name was Ghandy‚ often associated with Parsis and this was changed to Gandhi
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