In 207 BC, Qin warlord Triệu Đà (pinyin: Zhao Tuo) established his own independent kingdom in present - day Guangdong / Guangxi area. He proclaimed his new kingdom as Nam Việt (pinyin: Nanyue), starting the Triệu dynasty. Triệu Đà later appointed himself a commandant of central Guangdong, closing the borders and conquering neighboring districts and titled himself "King of Nam Viet '' In 179 BC, he defeated King An Dương Vương and annexed Âu Lạc.
who established the nam viet kingdom in the third century bce
Qin warlord Triệu Đà