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World Travellers Under the Mongols, 13th-14th c. Results of the Research Project to be published here.

The Yellow River Embankment Map for Six Provinces (Liu sheng Huanghe saoba hedao quantu 六省黃河埽垻河道全圖) This elegant 1825 map, in the collection of the Library of Congress, was announced in a tweet by Ruth Mostern. Presented in six sections, it shows the mountainous riversides and tributaries of part of the Yellow River in China. It can be viewed in high… Read More »

Dr. Sally Church lectured on ‘A Lion Presented as Tribute during Chen Cheng’s 陳誠 Diplomatic Expeditions to Herat (1413-1420)’   On the 25th of January, 2019, Dr. Sally Church lectured on the topic ‘A Lion Presented as Tribute during Chen Cheng’s 陳誠 Diplomatic Expeditions to Herat (1413-1420)’ to scholars, students and visitors of the University of Cambridge. Dr. Church was invited by… Read More »