Pakistan is a paradigm example of a failed state that has undergone an extremely dangerous form of radical Islamisation.
Journey of Marco Polo through India
Marco Polo (1254-1324), is probably the most famous Westerner traveled on the
Silk Road. He excelled all the other travelers in his determination, his
writing, and his influence. His journey through Asia lasted 24 years. He reached
further than any of his predecessors, beyond Mongolia to China. He became a
confidant of Kublai Khan (1214-1294). He traveled the whole of China and
returned to tell the tale, which became the greatest travelogue.
MARCO POLO was born in 1254. the son of Niccolo Polo, a Venetian merchant.
His father and uncle had already made one visit to China in 1260 when Marco
joined them for the second journey in 1271. They spent the next twenty years
travelling in the service of Kubilai Khan. There is evidence that Marco
travelled extensively in the Mongol empire, and, although the course of his
later travels is open to debate, it is fairly certain that he visited India and
made at least one journey from Peking southwest as far as Burma.
