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AN DUONG VUONG
The Hong Bang was reigned by
the 18 Hung Vuong Kings.
During 258B.C., the Kingdom northern part of Viet Nam ruled by the Thuc
Dynasty. King Thuc Vuong had asked the southern King, Hung Vuong XVIII, for
his daughter's hand in marriage. When the Thuc King's request was refused, he
became enraged and a feud developed between the two family dynasties. One of
King Thuc Vuong's nephews, Thuc Phan, profited from the degeneracy and
debauchery of Hung Vuong XVIII to invade and conquer the Van Lang Kingdom in
257, B.C., thus ending the Hong Bang dynasty.
Thuc Phan, assumed the name of An Duong Vuong, then ruled the combined
kingdoms of Viet people. The country was then known as Au Lac.
(Co Loa Temple)
An
Duong Vuong protected his reign by constructing a spiral-shaped citadel, which
was called Loa Thanh (the remaining ruins of Loa Thanh still exist in the
village of Co Loa, Phu Yen province).
In this endeavor, the King was said to have received the divine help of the
Gold Turtle, who equipped the King with a supernatural cross bow which made
him invincible. This weapon derived its magic from an attached claw offered by
the Gold Turtle himself.
To the north, however, the powerful Chinese King, Tan Thuy Hoang, of the Tan
Dynasty, who start building Van Ly Truong Thanh (The Great Wall). Tan Thuy
Hoang sent Trieu Da to extend the territories southern towards Viet Nam. An
Duong Vuong defeated Trieu Da's army with his supernatural bow.
Trieu Da then adopted the customs of the Viets, married his son Trong Thuy to
the princess My Chau, daughter of King An Duong in year 208B.C.
Trong Thuy then made a false magic crossbow. He gave it to his wife to switch
with the one that King An Duong Vuong had. After having the supernatural bow,
Trong Thuy came back to the North. Trieu Da sent his troop to conquer the
Kingdom of Au Lac. An Duong Duong beheaded My Chau, his daughter, and drowned
himself in the sea before the invaders could reach his citadel.
Trieu Da conquered and ruled Au
Lac from 207B.C.
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