Triệu Việt Vương
second/third king of Vietnam (Vạn Xuân) during the Early Lý Dynasty
510 CE to 571 CE
Triệu Việt Vương (571), born Triệu Quang Phục, is the second/third king of Vietnam (Vạn Xuân) during the Early Lý Dynasty in the sixth century, where he co-rules the kingdom alongside Lý Thiên Bảo from 548 until Lý Thiên Bảo's death in 555, when Triệu Việt Vương then becomes the sole ruler of the dynasty until his death in 571.
Unlike the other rulers of the Early Lý Dynasty, Triệu Việt Vương does not belong to the Lý family, and instead obtains his high position in the dynasty by being the commanding general of Vạn Xuân, where he is best known for leading a resistance against the Liang Empire (Chinese) that trieds to annex Vạn Xuân and is a pioneer in waging guerrilla war tactics.
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While the Ly family retreats to the mountains and attempts to rule in the style of their Chinese overlords, a rebel leader who bases his rule on an indigenous form of kingship arises in the Red River Delta.
Trieu Quang Phuc makes his headquarters on an island in a vast swamp.
From this refuge, he can strike without warning, seizing supplies from the Liang army and then slipping back into the labyrinthine channels of the swamp.
Despite the initial success of such guerrilla tactics, by which he gains control over the Red River Delta, Trieu Quang Phuc is defeated by 570.
According to a much later Vietnamese revolutionary, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnamese concepts of protracted warfare were born in the surprise offensives, night attacks, and hit-and-run tactics employed by Trieu Quang Phuc.