Triệu Quang Phục
| Triệu Việt Vương | |||||||||
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| King of Vạn Xuân | |||||||||
| Reign | 548-555 co-reigned with Lý Thiên Bảo, 555-571 as sole ruler | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Lý Nam Đế | ||||||||
| Successor | Lý Nam Đế II | ||||||||
| Born | ? | ||||||||
| Died | 571 | ||||||||
| Issue | ? | ||||||||
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| House | Early Lý Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Triệu Tục | ||||||||
| Full name | |
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| Triệu Quang Phục (趙光復) | |
| Posthumous name | |
| Dạ Trạch Vương (夜澤王) |
Triệu Việt Vương (Chữ Nôm 趙越王, ?–571), born Triệu Quang Phục, was the second/third king of Vietnam (Vạn Xuân) during the Early Lý Dynasty in the 6th century, where he co-reigned the kingdom alongside Lý Thiên Bảo from 548 until Lý Thiên Bảo's death in 555, where Triệu Việt Vương then became the sole ruler of the dynasty until his death in 571. Unlike the other rulers of the Early Lý Dynasty, Triệu Việt Vương did not belong to the Lý 李 family, and instead obtained his high position in the dynasty by being the commanding general of Vạn Xuân (Việt), where he was best known for leading a resistance against the Liang Empire (Chinese) that tried to annex Vạn Xuân and was a pioneer in waging guerrilla war tactics.
Little is recorded about Triệu Việt Vương's (born Triệu Quang Phục) early life other than the fact that he is the son of Triệu Tục, a senior military leader under Lý Nam Đế. His birth date was not recorded, but the Việt Nam Su Luoc tells his birth year as 549; however, this coincides with the fact that Triệu was appointed by Lý Nam Đế to lead an army in 548, a year before his supposed birth.
During the 530s, the then-Chinese province of Giao Chỉ (covering much of ancient Vietnam) was governed by Hsiao Tzu, a nephew of the Liang emperor. Hsiao Tzu's rule marked by corruption and cruelty.Lý Bí (known posthumously as Lý Nam Đế), a Chinese descent military overseer of the Duc province, sought to remove Hsiao Tzu and secede Giao Chỉ from the Liang Empire. In late 540, Lý Bí recruited and rallied the support of local Việt imperial officials and military to support his cause for independence, among these supporters was Triệu Tục (Triệu Việt Vương's father), a military commander from a nearby province who was discontent with Hsiao Tzu's governing. Lý Bí's forces sacked the provincial capital Long Bien (Hanoi) within months in the spring of 541, and Hsiao Tzu managed to escape to Kuang Province, the Liang imperial capital. The Liang Dynasty unsuccessfully sent another governor to Giao Chỉ afterwards. In 544, Lý Bí announced Giao Chỉ's secession from the Liang empire and proclaimed himself "The Emperor of Vạn Xuân" (10,000 Springs).
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