<P> In 207 BC , Qin warlord Triệu Đà ( pinyin : Zhao Tuo ) established his own independent kingdom in present - day Guangdong / Guangxi area . He proclaimed his new kingdom as Nam Việt ( pinyin : Nanyue ) , starting the Triệu dynasty . Triệu Đà later appointed himself a commandant of central Guangdong , closing the borders and conquering neighboring districts and titled himself `` King of Nam Viet '' In 179 BC , he defeated King An Dương Vương and annexed Âu Lạc . </P>
<P> In 207 BC , Qin warlord Triệu Đà ( pinyin : Zhao Tuo ) established his own independent kingdom in present - day Guangdong / Guangxi area . He proclaimed his new kingdom as Nam Việt ( pinyin : Nanyue ) , starting the Triệu dynasty . Triệu Đà later appointed himself a commandant of central Guangdong , closing the borders and conquering neighboring districts and titled himself `` King of Nam Viet '' In 179 BC , he defeated King An Dương Vương and annexed Âu Lạc . </P>
who established the nam viet kingdom in the third century bce
who established the nam viet kingdom in the third century bce
Qin warlord Triệu Đà
Qin warlord Triệu Đà