2018/01/02 by Robert J. King · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient history #Art history #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Geography #Historical and Archaeological Studies #Historical record #History #Inscribed figure #Linguistics #Linguistics and language evolution #Philosophy #Vietnamese
paper · doi:10.1080/00822884.2018.1432294
openalex publication_date 2018/01/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/23
The discovery of several rare coins inscribed with Lavo pura confirms the existence of a city and province described under the name Lohu (or Lohuk) in Chinese records of the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (1260–1368) and in Vietnamese historical records as Lộ Hạc. This city and the province to which it gave its name were evidently the “province of Locach” described in the Travels of Marco Polo, the location of which remained a riddle to the mapmakers and navigators of the Age of Discovery.