The Khúc clan was a succession of leaders who challenged Tang

Tang Dynasty

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 rule over Vietnam

Vietnam

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. The Tang took control of the northern Vietnamese region of Giao Châu

Jiaozhi

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 (roughly corresponding to the area of the modern Red River Delta

Red River Delta

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) after 618

618

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 and established twelve provinces and 59 districts under the Commonwealth of Annam . This control lasted until the 10th century, when Khúc Thừa Dụ

Khúc Thừa Dụ

Khúc Thừa Dụ or Khúc Tiên was a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân in early 10th century. Khúc Thừa Dụ was the head of the Khúc family in Hải Dương and was well-known by people in the region for his wealth and benevolence...

 launched a rebellion against the Tang in 905

905

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. By 906

906

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 an autonomous region in Vietnam

Vietnam

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 was established under the Khúc clan in Tống Bình (near modern day Hanoi

Hanoi

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) in 906

906

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.

A succession of Khúc governor-generals ruled during the short period of independence in the 10th century:

• Khúc Thừa Dụ, 905-907
• Khúc Hạo, 907-917
• Khúc Thừa Mỹ, 917-930

Rebellion and end of the Khúcs

General Dương Đình Nghệ (or Diên Nghệ) 931-937 overthrew both the Khúc clan and the Han

Southern Han

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. Then in 937, governor-general Dương was killed by his legion commander Kiều Công Tiễn and thus ending Khúc rule.