Ngô_Quyền_district

Ngô Quyền district

Ngô Quyền district

Urban district in Haiphong, Vietnam

Ngô Quyền is an urban district (quận) of Hai Phong, the third largest city of Vietnam. It is named after King Ngô Quyền who defeated the Chinese at the famous Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the Han dynasty.[1]

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References

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    Van Dao Hoang Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang: A Contemporary History of a National Struggle: 1927-1954 Page 7 2008 "... expression of the traditional attitude against foreign invasion derived from such heroes as Trưng Sisters Queens, Ngô Quyền, Lê Lợi, Hưng Đạo, and Quang Trung."


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