In 1295 AD Italian traveller Marco Polo wrote about Gujarat in his travelogue. He passed Gujarat coast in his voyage from China to Persia. Marco Polo wrote,"Gujarati are spread all over world. They are kind,very honest & truth speaking trader.They never lie for anything of world" 
13th century Italian traveller Marco Polo wrote,"Gujarati traders are trustworthy & faithful to even foreign traveller.They never cheat foreigner & deal with him honestly.They are very good as an agent to sell foreign traders' goods.They charge reasonable commission/fee in deal".
The13th century world-famous Italian traveller Marco Polo wrote about Gujarati people, "Gujaratis are religious. They are vegetarian & teetotaler. They wear thread (Janoi). They do not make relation with other's women".
13th century Italian traveller Marco Polo narrated pirates of Gujarat as most courageous & brave pirates. They kept their families in their ships. Marco Polo further noted that Gujarat's tannery & leather industry was big & flourishing.
Marco Polo wrote,"In Gujarat Yogi-monks are spiritual & religious guide.They are mostly Brahmins.They are naked & eat good food & live long".He further wrote,"Gujarat ruler is powerful & very rich..He is fond of jewelry. He sends traders to south India to purchase jewelry".
Our source of this tweet thread is Gujarati translation book 'Gujarat No Itihas' of old Urdu history book written by Prof.Maulana Saiyad Abuzafar Nadwi who was a Arabic & Persian scholar.
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