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Maffeo Polo (c. 1230 – c. 1309) was a Venetian merchant and explorer, the brother of Niccolò Polo, and the uncle of Marco Polo. Working with his brother for the majority of his life, they established trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak and in the western part of the Mongol Empire.

In 1257, Niccolò and Maffeo were inducted into the Assassin Order by the Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, and his son Darim. Entrusted with Altaïr's Codex and the future of the Assassin Order, the Polo brothers established various Assassins Guilds, like in Constantinople and Venice.

Having lost the Codex to the Mongols in 1257, Niccolò, Maffeo and Marco later traveled to the Mongol Empire, where they met Kublai Khan and retrieved it, bringing the Codex with them to Venice.

Biography

Early life

Maffeo was born in Venice in around 1230. His brother was also born in the same year. In 1250, the brothers left the city for Constantinople, then under the Latin Empire, in hopes of profiting from its occupation. There, they established a trading outpost and spent the next few years travelling between Constantinople and Florence. Around this time, Maffeo became an uncle following the birth of Niccolò's son Marco.^[1]

In 1255, the brothers befriend the Levantine Assassin Darim Ibn-La'Ahad, the son of the Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad who invited him to Masyaf. Accepting the invitation, Maffeo and Niccolò sailed south to Acre and from there travelled to Masyaf.^[1]

Joining the Assassins

In 1257, Maffeo and his brother arrived in Masyaf and met Altaïr. Together, the two spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother was by Altaïr's side frequently, Maffeo grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin fortress behind. To counter his brother's boredom, Niccolò told him about the fortress' Assassin heritage.^[1]

The torch 4 — Altaïr leading Maffeo and Niccolò

During the preliminary Mongol attacks on the Masyaf castle in 1257, the Mentor gave the Polo brothers his Codex, and guided them out of the fortress with the help of an Apple of Eden, an advanced technological device created by the Isu, in order to fend off Mongol invaders.^[2]

At the bottom of Masyaf, Altaïr bequeathed five keys to Maffeo's brother, asking him to keep them safe. Although the two safely carried the keys in their travels, the Codex was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party.^[2] Following these events, the Polos, then honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to Constantinople; their mission being to set up a trading post and establish a Guild in the city.^[1] Before departing in 1259 to the Mongol Empire,^[1] they distributed the keys across the city and surrounding area.^[3]

Generations later, Sofia Sartor operated a bookstore out of the Polos' old trading post in the heart of the city, and eventually helped her future husband Ezio Auditore da Firenze locate four of the five keys by translating books hidden by the Polos throughout Constantinople.^[3]

Trivia

In the Italian version of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Maffeo Polo is referred to as 'Matteo Polo'.

Gallery

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Revelations

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Database: Niccolò and Maffeo Polo
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Passing the Torch
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations

[Database-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Database: Niccolò and Maffeo Polo

[Passing_the_Torch-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Passing the Torch

[ACR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations

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-|birth = c. 1230<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]]
+|birth = c. 1230<br />[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]]
-|death = c. 1309
+|death = c. 1309 (aged c. 79)
+|species = [[Human]]
+|database = [[Database: Niccolò and Maffeo Polo|Niccolò and Maffeo Polo]]
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+*[[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]]
-|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
+*[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]]}}
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-'''Maffeo Polo''' (c. 1230 – c. 1309) was a [[Venice|Venetian]] merchant and explorer, the brother of [[Niccolò Polo]], and the uncle of [[Marco Polo]]. Through their travels, Maffeo and his brother became influential members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], who founded several [[Assassins Guilds]], such as in the [[Byzantine Empire]] and [[Italy]].
+'''Maffeo Polo''' (c. 1230 – c. 1309) was a [[Venice|Venetian]] merchant and explorer, the brother of [[Niccolò Polo]], and the uncle of [[Marco Polo]]. Working with his brother for the majority of his life, they established trading posts in [[Constantinople]], {{Wiki|Sudak}} and in the western part of the [[Mongol Empire]].
+In 1257, Niccolò and Maffeo were inducted into the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] by the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], and his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]]. Entrusted with Altaïr's [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] and the future of the Assassin Order, the Polo brothers established various [[Assassins Guilds]], like in Constantinople and Venice.
+Having lost the Codex to the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] in 1257, Niccolò, Maffeo and Marco later traveled to the Mongol Empire, where they met [[Kublai Khan]] and retrieved it, bringing the Codex with them to Venice.
 ==Biography==
+===Early life===
-Maffeo traveled extensively between 1252 and 1294, but it was in the year of 1257 that Maffeo and his brother ventured to the aged fortress of [[Masyaf]] to meet with [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]]. Together, the two spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother was by Altaïr's side frequently, Maffeo grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin fortress behind. To counter his brother's boredom, Niccolò told him about the fortress' Assassin heritage.
+Maffeo was born in Venice in around 1230. His brother was also born in the same year. In 1250, the brothers left the city for Constantinople, then under the {{Wiki|Latin Empire}}, in hopes of profiting from its occupation. There, they established a trading outpost and spent the next few years travelling between Constantinople and [[Florence]]. Around this time, Maffeo became an uncle following the birth of Niccolò's son Marco.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Niccolò and Maffeo Polo]]</ref>
+In 1255, the brothers befriend the Levantine Assassin Darim Ibn-La'Ahad, the son of the [[Mentor]] Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad who invited him to [[Masyaf]]. Accepting the invitation, Maffeo and Niccolò sailed south to [[Acre]] and from there travelled to Masyaf.<ref name="Database" />
-During the [[Fall of Masyaf|preliminary Mongol attacks]] on the Masyaf castle in 1257, the Mentor gave the Polo brothers his [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]], and guided them out of the fortress with the help of an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]], an advanced technological device created by the [[First Civilization]], in order to fend off [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] invaders.
+===Joining the Assassins===
-At the bottom of Masyaf, Altaïr bequeathed [[Masyaf Keys|five keys]] to Maffeo's brother, asking him to keep them safe. Although the two safely carried the keys in their travels, the Codex was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party. Following these events, the Polos, then honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to [[Constantinople]]; their mission being to set up a trading post and establish a [[Turkish Assassins|Guild]] in the city. Before they died, they distributed the keys across the city and surrounding area.
+In 1257, Maffeo and his brother arrived in Masyaf and met Altaïr. Together, the two spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother was by Altaïr's side frequently, Maffeo grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin fortress behind. To counter his brother's boredom, Niccolò told him about the fortress' Assassin heritage.<ref name="Database" />
+[[File:The torch 4.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr leading Maffeo and Niccolò]]
-Generations later, [[Sofia Sartor]] operated a bookstore out of the Polos' old trading post in the heart of the city, and eventually helped her future husband [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] locate four of the five keys by translating books hidden by the Polos throughout Constantinople.
+During the [[Fall of Masyaf|preliminary Mongol attacks]] on the Masyaf castle in 1257, the Mentor gave the Polo brothers his [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]], and guided them out of the fortress with the help of an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]], an advanced technological device created by the [[Isu]], in order to fend off [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] invaders.<ref name="Passing the Torch">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref>
+At the bottom of Masyaf, Altaïr bequeathed [[Masyaf Keys|five keys]] to Maffeo's brother, asking him to keep them safe. Although the two safely carried the keys in their travels, the Codex was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party.<ref name="Passing the Torch" /> Following these events, the Polos, then honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to [[Constantinople]]; their mission being to set up a trading post and establish a [[Turkish Assassins|Guild]] in the city.<ref name="Database" /> Before departing in 1259 to the Mongol Empire,<ref name="Database" /> they distributed the keys across the city and surrounding area.<ref name="ACR">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>
+Generations later, [[Sofia Sartor]] operated a bookstore out of the Polos' old trading post in the heart of the city, and eventually helped her future husband [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] locate four of the five keys by translating books hidden by the Polos throughout Constantinople.<ref name="ACR" />
 ==Trivia==
-*In the Italian version of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', Maffeo Polo is referred to as "Matteo Polo".
+*In the Italian version of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', Maffeo Polo is referred to as 'Matteo Polo'.
 ==Gallery==
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-==References==
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+[[Category:Venetians]]
+[[Category:Constantinopolitans]]
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+[[Category:Polo family|Maffeo Polo]]
+[[Category:Residents of Masyaf]]
+[[Category:Assassin Brotherhood members]]
+[[Category:Levantine Assassins]]
+[[Category:Italian Assassins]]