Date
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Ruler
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Ruler
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Events
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Other people/events
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544 |
Emperor Lý Nam Đế (544 - 548) |
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Lý Bí proclaimed himself emperor and named the country Vạn Xuân. |
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545 |
Liang army under the command of Trần Bá Tiên defeated Lý Nam Đế's army of 3000 men at Chu Diên and at the estuary of the Tô Lịch River; General Tinh Thiều was KIA. The Liang army chased Lý Nam Đế to the Gia Ninh Citadel (in modern Việt Trì). |
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546 |
The Gia Ninh Citadel collapsed and both General Phạm Tu and thái phó Triệu Túc were killed. Lý Nam Đế retreated first to Tân Xương region of the Lạo people and then to Khuất Lạo Cave, reorganized his army and ceded his military authorities to General Triệu Quang Phục. |
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547 |
Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to defend Dạ Trạch swamp (Khoái Châu District). |
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548 |
Emperor Triệu Việt Vương (548 - 571) |
Emperor Lý Đào Lang Vương (548 - 555) |
After hearing the death of Lý Nam Đế in Khuất Lão Cave, Triệu Quang Phục proclaimed himself Triệu Việt Vương. Trần Bá Tiên besieged several times but failed to toppled him. |
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550 |
Triệu Việt Vương defeated the Liang army and regained Vạn Xuân, building his capital at Long Biên. |
While Triệu Quang Phục led his forces against Trần Bá Tiên, Lý Thiên Bảo defended Dã Năng (now in Laos). The local people honored him and he proclaimed himself Đào Lang Vương..
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555 |
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Đào Lang Vương died and was succeeded by Lý Phật Tử in military dominance.
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557 |
Emperor Later Lý Nam Đế (555 - 602) |
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Lý Phật Tử moved his troops eastward to fight against Triệu Việt Vương but neither side won. The two sides came up with a truce and created a boundary between their territories.
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571 |
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Lý Phật Tử broke the truce and attacked an unpreparedness Triệu Việt Vương's domain. Triệu Việt Vương fleed south and later committed suicide as Lý Phật Tử incorporated his own domain with Triệu Việt Vương's domain. Lý Phật Tử now ruled the entire country and built the capital at Phong Châu.
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602 |
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The Sui army invade Vạn Xuân forcing Later Lý Nam Đế to controversially decide to abdicate in exchange for peace and political stability in the region. |
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