Trieu Dynasty
The Triệu dynasty (Vietnamese: Nhà Triệu; 家赵) ruled the kingdom of Nam Việt ("South Yuè"), which consisted of parts of southern China as well as northern Vietnam. Its capital was Panyu, in modern Guangzhou. The founder of the dynasty, called Triệu Ðà or Zhao Tuo, was a military governor for the Qin Empire. He asserted his independence in 207 BC when the Qin collapsed. The ruling elite included both ethnic Chinese and native Yue, with intermarriage and assimilation encouraged. Trieu Da conquered the Vietnamese state of Au Lac and led a coalition of Yuè states in a war against the Han Empire. Subsequent rulers were less successful in asserting their independence and the Han conquered the kingdom in 111 BC.
In Vietnamese historiography, this dynasty was a government of the Vietnamese nation, and its end marks the beginning of the First Chinese Domination (111 BC–39 AD). The modern name "Vietnam" is derived from "Nam Việt". However, Chinese-oriented historians regard the Trieu as a Chinese dynasty and thus consider this a period of Chinese rule over Vietnam.
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