The Han conquer Nanyue
The start of a thousand years of Chinese rule in northern Vietnam
Emperor Wu sent armies against Nanyue, a kingdom covering southern China and northern Vietnam. In 111 BC its capital Panyu fell and its lands became Han commanderies. For northern Vietnam it began more than a thousand years of Chinese rule, thrown off only in 938.
Wikipedia (English) · 2nd century BC
Alive at the time
- Emperor Wu of Han (aged 45)
- Sima Qian (aged 34)
- Mithridates VI Eupator (aged 24)