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ID: 8698164 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8698164			Record Type: administrative

Nam Viet (former nation/state/empire)

Coordinates:
Lat: 29 18 43 N degrees minutes			Lat: 29.3129 decimal degrees
Long: 117 02 20 E degrees minutes			Long: 117.0390 decimal degrees

Note: Kingdom that covered present-day Guangdong and Guanxi provinces, Hainan Island, and northern Vietnam. Founded by Trieu Da during the break-up of the Qin dynasty (221-206 BCE). Nam Viet remained independent until 111 BCE, when it returned to Chinese control under Han emperor Wu Ti.

Names:

Nam Viet (preferred,C,V,display)

Nan Yue (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:

World (facet)

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Asia (continent) (P)

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Nam Viet (former nation/state/empire) (P)

Place Types:

former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)	............	ca. 204-111 BCE
kingdom (H)

Sources and Contributors:

Nam Viet..........	[VP Preferred]
.................	Ooi, Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia (2004) 932

Nan Yue..........	[VP]
.................	Ooi, Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia (2004) 932

Subject: .....	[VP]
..................	Ooi, Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia (2004)


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-) accessed 18 October 2016
	..........	Ooi, Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia (2004)

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