Cao Lỗ

Vietnamese weaponry engineer and minister

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History of Vietnam
Prehistoric Paleolithic Sơn Vi culture 20,000 BC–12,000 BC Mesolithic Hoabinhian 12,000 BC–10,000 BC Neolithic Bắc Sơn culture 10,000 BC–8,000 BC Quỳnh Văn culture 8,000 BC–6,000 BC Đa Bút culture 4,000 BC–3,000 BC
Ancient Hồng Bàng dynasty 2879 BC–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
3rd Chinese domination	602–938

Cao Lỗ (高魯, also known as Cao Thông, Đô Lỗ, Thạch Thần, or Đại Than Đô Lỗ Thạch Thần) was a Vietnamese weaponry engineer and minister who lived during the reign of King An Dương Vương. According to mythology, he built a crossbow from the claw of a turtle god that can fire 300 arrows in a single shot.^[1][2]

See also

• Âu Lạc
• An Dương Vương
• Hồ Nguyên Trừng
• Trần Đại Nghĩa

References

Bibliography

• Kelley, Liam C. (2014). "Constructing Local Narratives: Spirits, Dreams, and Prophecies in the Medieval Red River Delta". In Anderson, James A.; Whitmore, John K. (eds.). China's Encounters on the South and Southwest: Reforging the Fiery Frontier Over Two Millennia. United States: Brills. pp. 78–106.
• Taylor, Keith Weller (1983). The Birth of Vietnam. University of California Press.
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