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Ngo Quyen
Ngo Quyen was a Vietnamese general who defeated a fleet of the Southern Han at the Battle of Bach Dang in 938, luring its ships onto iron-tipped stakes planted in the river bed. The victory ended about a thousand years of Chinese rule over northern Vietnam. He proclaimed himself king in 939 and founded the short-lived Ngo dynasty at Co Loa.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ngo Quyen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngo-quyen
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- The Epoch Institute. “Ngo Quyen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngo-quyen.
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