Khuc family
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Khuc family was a session of leaders whom challenge Chinese rule over Vietnam. The Tang Dynasty took control of the region of Chiaozhou after 618 and established twelve provinces and 59 districts under the Department of Annam Domination. This control last until 9th Century when the village of Khuc Thua Du launched a rebellion against the Chinese in 905. By 906 an automomous region in Vietnam was established under the the Khuc clan in Tong Binh (modern day Hanoi) in 906.
A session of Khucs' Governors ruled during the short independence:
- Khuc Thua Du 905-907
- Khuc Hao 907-917 - son of Khuc Thua Du
- Khuc Thua My 917-930 - son of Khuc Hao
- Duong Dinh Nghe (Dien Nghe) 931-938 - general overthrew both the Khuc clan and the Han Chinese
[edit] Rebellion and end of the Khucs
Governor Duong was killed by escort Kieu Cong Tien in 938 and thus ending Khuc rule. This brief void left the region without rulers until Kieu fled and Duong's son Ngo Quyen established the Ngô Dynasty in 939.
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| Preceded by: Third Chinese domination (History of Vietnam) | Ruler of Vietnam 906–923 | Succeeded by: Ngô Dynasty |
