Ngô Quyền

Ngô Quyền
吳權
Ngô Vương
Ngô Quyền's statue in Hai Phong
Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân
Reign938–939
PredecessorPost established
SuccessorDương Bình Vương
King of Ngô dynasty
Reign1 February 939 – 14 February 944
PredecessorDynasty established
SuccessorDương Tam Kha
Born(898-04-17)17 April 898
Đường Lâm, Tĩnh Hải quân, Tang China
Died14 February 944(944-02-14) (aged 45)
Cổ Loa, Ngô dynasty
Burial18 April 944
Tomb of Ngô Quyền (in modern Đường Lâm, Sơn Tây, Hanoi)
SpouseDương Phương Lan
Dương Như Ngọc
Đỗ phi
IssuePrince of Thiên Sách Ngô Xương Ngập
Prince of Nam Tấn Ngô Xương Văn
Ngô Nam Hưng
Ngô Càn Hưng
Names
Ngô Quyền (吳權)
Regnal name
Ngô Vương (吳王)
DynastyNgô
FatherNgô Mân
MotherPhùng Thị Tinh Phong
ReligionBuddhism
Ngô Quyền
Vietnamese alphabetNgô Quyền
Chữ Hán
Formal name
Vietnamese alphabetNgô Vương
Chữ Hán

Ngô Quyền (chữ Hán: 吳權) (April 17, 898 – February 14, 944), often referred to as Tiền Ngô Vương (前吳王; "First King of Ngô"), was a warlord who later became the founding king of the Ngô dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned from 939 to 944. In 938, he defeated the Southern Han dynasty at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong. The battle is celebrated in Vietnamese national history as it ended 1,000 years of Chinese rule over Vietnam dating back to 111 BC under the Western Han dynasty. A central district in modern Haiphong is named after him.