Âu Lạc

Âu Lạc
甌貉/ 甌駱
257/208 BCE–208/179 BCE
In 257 BCE, Nam Cương, ruled by Âu Việt people (Green), conquered Văn Lang, ruled by Lạc Việt people (Yellow), and formed Âu Lạc
CapitalCổ Loa
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
 257 BCE – 179 BCE
An Dương Vương (first and last)
Historical eraClassical antiquity
 Established
257/208 BCE
 Zhao Tuo annexed Âu Lạc
208/179 BCE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Nam Cương
Văn Lang
Nanyue
Today part ofChina
Vietnam
Thục
CountryKingdom of Âu Lạc
Founded3rd century BC
FounderThục Phán
Final rulerThục Phán
Titles
Estate(s)Cổ Loa
Deposition179 BC

Âu Lạc (chữ Hán: 甌貉/甌駱; pinyin: Ōu Luò; Wade–Giles: Wu1-lo4 Middle Chinese (ZS): *ʔəu-*lɑk̚ < Old Chinese *ʔô-râk) was a supposed polity that covered parts of modern-day Guangxi and northern Vietnam. Founded in 257 BCE by a figure called Thục Phán (King An Dương), it was a merger of Nam Cương (Âu Việt) and Văn Lang (Lạc Việt) but succumbed to the state of Nanyue in 179 BCE, which, itself was finally conquered by the Han dynasty. Other historical sources indicate that it existed from 257 BC to 208 BC or from 208 BC to 179 BC. Its capital was in Cổ Loa, present-day Hanoi, in the Red River Delta.