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938 · Southeast Asia · War

Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)

At the Battle of Bạch Đằng River in late 938 near Hạ Long Bay in northern Vietnam, the military force of the Viet-ruled domain of Tĩnh Hải quân, led by Ngô Quyền, a Viet lord, defeated the invading forces of the Chinese state of Southern Han and put an end to the Third Era of Northern Domination. It was considered the turning point in Vietnamese history.