Âu Việt Confederation

This article is about the specific polity Âu Việt Confederation and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an ancient conglomeration of Baiyue tribes living in what is today the mountainous regions of northernmost Vietnam.

Establishment

January 299 BC: The Âu Việt Confederation was an ancient conglomeration of Baiyue tribes living in what is today the mountainous regions of northernmost Vietnam, western Guangdong, and northern Guangxi, China, since at least the third century BC.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 278 BC: Dian was an ancient kingdom established by the Dian people, a group of indigenous non-Chinese metalworking tribes that inhabited around the Dian Lake plateau of central northern Yunnan, China.

Disestablishment

January 257 BC: In 257 BC, the leader of the Âu Việt, Thục Phán, dethroned the last Hùng kings, imposed his authority over the Lạc lords then took the title of King An Dương (An Dương Vương) and established the kingdom of Âu Lạc.