- — Asia:
Battle of Bach Dang and independence
Ngo Quyen destroys a Southern Han fleet at the Bach Dang River using hidden iron-tipped stakes, ending Chinese rule; he proclaims himself king in 939.
Era: Legendary Origins and a Thousand Years of Chinese Rule
Sources: Ngo Quyen · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vietnam · Encyclopaedia Britannica
Independence in the 10th century
One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 10th century, tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty. It keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.
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- Earliest
- 938
- Latest
- 938
Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.