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(King) Ngô Quyền, also known as Tiền Ngô Vương, was a warlord who became the founding king of the Ngô dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned from 939 to 944 and is renowned for his triumph over the Southern Han dynasty at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River in 938, leading to the end of 1,000 years of Chinese rule over Vietnam. Ngô Quyền's legacy is commemorated in Vietnamese national history, with a district in modern Haiphong named in his honor.
