Early Historical Period
Chinese histories refer to the early inhabitants of southern China and northern Vietnam as the Bǎiyuè, also shortened to Yuè, which is cognate to Vietnamese Việt. In 258 BC An Dương Vương founded the kingdom of Âu Lạc in the area of present-day northern Vietnam. In 208 BC, Triệu Đà, a former Qin Dynasty general from China, allied with the leaders of the Yue in the area of modern-day Guangdong and declared himself king of the Nam Việt, or Southern Yue. He defeated An Dương Vương and then combined Âu Lạc with his territories in southern China.
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