Ngo Quyen

Ngo Quyen defeated the Southern Han Chinese fleet at the Battle of Bach Dang River. He used a tactic of placing iron-tipped stakes in the riverbed, which impaled enemy ships at high tide. This victory ended over 1,000 years of Chinese rule in Vietnam.

After his victory, Ngo Quyen proclaimed himself king and established the Ngo Dynasty, ruling from Co Loa. He established an independent Vietnamese state, breaking away from Chinese suzerainty.