Champasak ( or Champassack ) as once, 1400 years ago, the centre of power in the lower Mekong basin, later a revered outpost of the Khmer Angkor empire and, later still, one of the three kingdoms to rule over the remains of Lane Xang. A fine heritage that, according to the last prince of Champasak, was brought to hard times by a former queen’s indiscretion.
