The Anarchy of the 12 Warlords ( Vietnamese : Loạn 12 sứ quân , chữ Nôm : 亂𨑮𠄩使君; Sino-Vietnamese : Thập nhị sứ quân chi loạn , chữ Hán : 十二使君之亂), also the Period of the 12 Warlords , was a period of chaos and civil war in the history of Vietnam , from 965 to 968 caused by the succession of the Ngô dynasty after the death of King Ngô Quyền . This period is also sometimes simply called the Twelve Warlords ( Vietnamese : Mười hai sứ quân , 𨑮𠄩使君). Four of the warlords are verified to have traced their direct lineage from what is now China today. This period ended in 968 with the unification war of Vietnam by Đinh Bộ Lĩnh , who later established the Đinh dynasty .
21-438: (Redirected from Vietnamese Civil War ) Vietnamese civil war may refer to: Anarchy of the 12 Warlords (944–968) Lê–Mạc Dynasties War (1533–1677) Trịnh–Nguyễn Lords War (1627–1772; 1774–1775) Tây Sơn–Nguyễn Lords War (1771–1785; 1800–1802) Tây Sơn–Trịnh Lords War (1786–1789) Vietnamese Civil War of 1789-1802 Vietnam War (1955-75) Topics referred to by
42-476: A population 1,878,540. Thái Bình is subdivided into eight district-level sub-divisions: They are further subdivided into nine commune-level towns (or townlets), 267 communes, and 10 wards. Although situated in the centre of the Red River Delta , in the past, Thái Bình was considered an island bounded by three larger rivers, and is the only province never to have been merged or separated. This position gives
63-516: A year, until Đinh Bộ Lĩnh seized the fortress and Đỗ Cảnh Thạc was killed. In Tây Phù Liệt, Nguyễn Siêu lost four of his generals in the first battle with Đinh Bộ Lĩnh. In the second battle, he split his army in half to seek backup. However, their ships were wrecked, upon which Đinh Bộ Lĩnh commanded his soldiers to set fire to the camps of the remaining army. Nguyễn Siêu died. By the beginning of 968, after defeating and killing Nguyễn Thủ Tiệp, Kiểu Công Hãn, Nguyễn Khoan, Kiều Thuận, Lý Khuê, Lã Đường,
84-738: The Blind (Những thiên đường mù, 1988) became the first Vietnamese novel ever published in the United States in English, is also a famous political dissident. Nguyễn Hữu Đang , born in Kiến Xương District , was the leader and prominent victim of the Nhân Văn affair – a movement for a movement for political and cultural freedom of Vietnamese intellectuals. This affair is one of the most tragic events in modern Vietnamese history. Some Thái Bình people are among
105-540: The Dương court. King Dương Tam Kha sent an army led by Prince Ngô Xương Văn to suppress the rebellion. However, with the army at his command, the prince staged a coup d'état in 950. Rather than administering a harsh punishment, Ngô Xương Văn forgave Dương Tam Kha and demoted him to the title of "Lord". Ngô Xương Văn was then crowned king under the title "Nam Tấn Vương", and sent envoys in search for his refuged older brother, Ngô Xương Ngập. In 951, Ngô Xương Ngập returned to Cổ Loa and
126-446: The Ngô dynasty, Phạm Bạch Hổ, Đỗ Cảnh Thạc, Kiều Công Hãn were officials of the Ngô dynasty. The remainders were considered local landlords or nobles from Northern nations, which was the ancient nations holding what is now China. Four of the lords are verified to have traced their lineage from what is now China today. Recent findings suggest that there was a 13th warlord that is not included in
147-524: The army to occupy Hoa Lư, which became the national capital under his reign afterward. Đinh Bộ Lĩnh was respected as Vạn Thắng Vương (萬勝王, Wànshèng Wáng , lt. the King of Ten Thousand Victories ) because of the continuous victories. In 968, the era ended and was replaced by the era of the Đinh dynasty . Đinh Bộ Lĩnh began by defeating Lã Xử Bình in Cổ Loa. The battle with Đỗ Cảnh Thạc in Đỗ Động Giang took over
168-439: The conflict: the Ngô dynasty royalists under Ngô Xương Xí ; military junta under Lã Xử Bình in Cổ Loa; and the regional governorship under Trần Lãm . Other minor warlords eventually joined in and formed alliances among the three main factions of the conflict. Đinh Bộ Lĩnh , adopted son of Lord Trần Lãm who ruled the region of Bố Hải Khẩu (now Thái Bình Province ), succeeded Lãm after his death. In 968, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh defeated
189-595: The founder of the Trần dynasty , was born in Hưng Hà District . Bùi Viện , the founder of Haiphong city, was a famous reformer in the 19th century. He was the first Vietnamese known to have visited the United States and also served as ambassador to the United States under the Nguyễn dynasty . The first Vietnamese to travel into outer space was the cosmonaut Phạm Tuân , a native of Thái Bình. Two other natives of Thái Bình are
210-524: The list: Dương Huy, who ruled a region to the South-East of Cổ Loa. Đinh Bộ Lĩnh used to hold some posts in Hoan Châu (Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh today), but lost his positions and went back to Hoa Lư in 950. Here, he became an adoptive son and subordinate general to Trần Lãm. Considering Đinh Bộ Lĩnh as a reasonable leader who could manage the circumstances, Trần Lãm retired and gave all power to him. Đinh Bộ Lĩnh led
231-624: The ones who finalized the two famous wars in Vietnam: Tạ Quốc Luật , who captured Christian de Castries and raised the victory flag in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (the First Indochina War ) and Bùi Quang Thận , who led a group of Northern tanks and entered the headquarters of South Vietnam's government to make president Dương Văn Minh unconditionally surrender (the second Indochina War ). The Thái Bình born, first Chief of General Staff
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#1732869091209252-401: The other eleven major warlords and reunified the nation under his rule. In the same year, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh ascended the throne, proclaiming himself emperor with the title Đinh Tiên Hoàng , establishing the Đinh dynasty , and he renamed the nation as Đại Cồ Việt ("Great Viet"). He moved the capital to Hoa Lư (modern-day Ninh Bình ). Of those, Ngô Xương Xí and Ngô Nhật Khánh were nobles of
273-592: The people of Thái Bình a quite distinct culture. Thái Bình is the homeland of hát chèo opera (in Khuốc village, Phong Châu commune, Đông Hưng District ) and water puppetry (in Nguyên Xá commune, Đông Hưng District ). Thái Bình people are noted for their practical and clever character. Thái Bình is the homeland of the most prolific and famous Vietnamese savant in the Middle Ages: Lê Quý Đôn . Trần Thủ Độ ,
294-651: The richest in Vietnam, including Vũ Quang Hội who is the founder of Bitexco group (who owns Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City , The Manor luxury building in Hanoi , etc.), Vu Van Tien , founder of Geleximco – the largest private company in Hanoi and AB Bank , a large private bank. Quách Tuấn Ngọc , a native of Đông Hưng , while a professor of computer science in Hanoi University of Technology , authored
315-453: The royal capital at Cổ Loa . Prince Ngô Xưong Xí , the son of King Ngô Xương Văn, inherited the throne, but he could not maintain his father's authority. He retreated to the area of Bình Kiều and established his power base there. When the Ngô dynasty collapsed under Lã Xử Bình's rebellion, Tĩnh Hải Quân became a power vacuum and divided into 12 domains where each was administered by a powerful warlord converging into three main factions during
336-501: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vietnamese civil war . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vietnamese_civil_war&oldid=1188314732 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Civil wars in Vietnam Civil wars involving
357-545: The states and peoples of Asia Wars involving Vietnam Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anarchy of the 12 Warlords In 939, Ngô Quyền became King of Tĩnh Hải quân (as Vietnam was called then) after defeating the Southern Han and declaring independence from centuries of Chinese rule. After Ngô Quyền's death in 944, his brother-in-law Dương Tam Kha , who
378-460: The war ended and Đinh Bộ Lĩnh successfully united the divided regions. He also convinced Phạm Bạch Hồ, Ngô Xương Xí, and Ngô Nhật Khánh to surrender and join his army. Th%C3%A1i B%C3%ACnh Province Thái Bình is a coastal eastern province in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam . Its name is chữ Hán (太平) for "great peace." It is about 18 km from Nam Định , 70 km from Haiphong , and 110 km from Hanoi . As of 2022, it had
399-602: Was Hoàng Văn Thái . Thái Bình is also the homeland of several famous Vietnamese political dissidents and humanitarians. Thích Quảng Độ is a Vietnamese Buddhist leader and critic of the Vietnamese government. In 2006, he was awarded the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize , and was also a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize . Dương Thu Hương , arguably the most famous postwar Vietnamese writer, whose novel Paradise of
420-629: Was crowned king under the title "Thiên Sách Vương", and with his brother became a co-ruler of the Tĩnh Hải Quân . However, the co-rulership was short-lived, as the elder brother King Ngô Xương Ngập died of illness in 954. Despite the return of the legitimate heirs to the throne, rebellions continued to afflict the country. In 965, in an attempt to quell a rebellion, King Ngô Xương Văn was killed in Bố Hải Khẩu (now Thái Bình Province ) by his subordinate general, Lã Xử Bình . Lã Xử Bình then took control of
441-509: Was to serve as regent to the king's son Crown Prince Ngô Xương Ngập , usurped the throne and proclaimed himself king under the title Dương Bình Vương , ruling from 944 to 950. As a result, Crown Prince Ngô Xương Ngập fled and hid in the countryside. The prince's younger brother, Prince Ngô Xương Văn became the adopted son of Dương Tam Kha. Because of the illegitimate accession of Dương Tam Kha , many local warlords rebelled by seizing power of their local governments and creating conflicts with
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