Triệu dynasty
Nanyue 南越國 Nam Việt Quốc | |||||||||||||
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| 204 BC–111 BC | |||||||||||||
Location of Nanyue at its greatest extent | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Panyu | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Old Yue language | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Vietnamese folk religion Chinese folk religion local Shamanism | ||||||||||||
| Demonym | Triệu dynasty | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Emperor (Hoàng đế) | |||||||||||||
• 204–137 BC (first) | Zhao Tuo (Triệu Vũ Đế) | ||||||||||||
• 112–111 BC (last) | Zhao Jiande (Triệu Dương Vương) | ||||||||||||
| Military dictators (de facto) | |||||||||||||
• 130/124-111 BC | Lü Jia (Lữ Gia) | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| 221 BC | |||||||||||||
• Established | 204 BC | ||||||||||||
• First tribute to Han dynasty | 196 BC | ||||||||||||
• Zhao Tuo accession | 183 BC | ||||||||||||
• Conquest of Âu Lạc | 179 BC | ||||||||||||
• Second tribute to Han dynasty | 179 BC | ||||||||||||
| 111 BC | |||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 111 BC | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• 111 BC estimate | 1,302,805 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Vietnam China | ||||||||||||
| Triệu | |
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| Country | Kingdom of Nam Việt |
| Founded | 3rd century BC |
| Founder | Triệu Đà |
| Final ruler | Triệu Kiến Đức |
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| Estate | Panyu (Phiên Ngung) |
| Deposition | 111 BC |
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The Triệu dynasty or Zhao dynasty (Chinese: 趙朝; lit. 'Zhao dynasty'; Vietnamese: Nhà Triệu; 茹趙) ruled the kingdom of Nanyue, which consisted of parts of southern China as well as northern Vietnam. Its capital was Panyu, in modern Guangzhou. The founder of the dynasty, Zhao Tuo (Triệu Đà), was a Chinese general from Hebei and originally served as a military governor under the Qin dynasty. He asserted the state's independence in 207 BC as the Qin dynasty was collapsing. The ruling elite included both native Yue and immigrant Han peoples. Zhao Tuo conquered the Vietnamese state of Âu Lạc and led a coalition of Yuè states in a war against the Han dynasty, which had been expanding southward. Subsequent rulers were less successful in asserting their independence and the Han dynasty finally conquered the kingdom in 111 BC.