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Mai Thúc Loan

d. 722 · 8th century · Also known as Mai Hắc Đế, Black Emperor

Mai Thúc Loan was the leader of a large uprising in 722 against Tang Chinese rule in Annan, in what is now northern Vietnam. Proclaiming himself emperor, known as the Black Emperor, he gathered a large army and allied with neighbouring peoples, but a Tang army crushed the revolt. He is honoured in Vietnam as a national hero.

Mai Thúc Loan
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Protectorate General to Pacify the South

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