Ngô Quyền [SEP] noble family
of the Southern Han army, including the Admiral Liu Hongcao (劉弘操; Vietnamese: Lưu Hoằng Tháo; the son of the Southern Han Emperor), were killed.
King of Viet Nam.
After overthrowing the Chinese government in Vietnam and founding the Ngô Dynasty, the first Vietnamese dynasty, Ngô Quyền transferred the capital to Cổ Loa, the capital of Âu Lạc, the ancient Vietnamese kingdom, thus affirming the continuity of the traditions of the Lạc Việt people.
From this time, Ngô Quyền reclaimed Vietnamese independence
Đình Nghệ's hometown and military power base. By giving Ngô Quyền command of this region Dương Đình Nghệ recognized Ngô Quyền's loyalty and talent.
Defeating the Southern Han.
In 938, the Southern Han dispatched an army to quell the An Nam rebellion. Ngô Quyền calculated that the Southern Han would sail down the Bạch Đằng River to unload their troops right in the middle of Giao Châu to do the most damage. To prevent this incursion, Ngô Quyền strategized and ordered the waters of Bạch Đằng embedded with thousands