Au Lac

History of Vietnam

2879–258 BC Hồng Bàng dynasty 257–207 BC Thục dynasty 207–111 BC Triệu dynasty 111 BC–39 AD 1st Chinese domination 40–43 Trưng sisters 43–544 2nd Chinese domination 544–602 Early Lý dynasty 602–905 3rd Chinese domination 905–938 Autonomy 939–967 Ngô dynasty 968–980 Đinh dynasty 980–1009 Early Lê dynasty 1009–1225 Lý dynasty 1225–1400 Trần dynasty 1400–1407 Hồ dynasty 1407–1427 4th Chinese domination 1407–1413 • Later Trần dynasty 1428–1788 Later Lê dynasty 1527–1592 • Mạc dynasty 1545–1787 • Trịnh Lords 1558–1777 • Nguyễn Lords 1778–1802 Tây Sơn dynasty 1802–1945 Nguyễn dynasty 1858–1945 • French imperialism from 1945 Republic Related topics Champa Dynasties 192–1832 List of monarchs Economic history Prehistoric cultures

Âu Lạc (Hán tự:甌雒/甌駱) is the name of a kingdom considered as an ancestor to the Vietnamese people, existing from 258 BC or 257 BC to 207 BC, with its capital at Cổ Loa, about 35 km north of present-day Hanoi.

The country was created by Thục Phán, who served as its only monarch, ruling under the title An Duong Vuong and creating the Thục Dynasty by uniting the mountainous Âu Việt region (comprising what is today northernmost Vietnam and parts of southern China) with the more southerly Lạc Việt (located in the Red River Delta of what is today northern Vietnam). Au Lac was conquered by Nam Viet in 179-180 BC and ruled it until 111 BC, by an kingdom in its capital city of modern Guangzhou, in 179 BC. In Vietnamese history, the rule of the Nam Viet kings is referred to as the Trieu dynasty.

See also

• Dong Son culture
• History of Vietnam
• Zomia (geography)