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- In the early 10th century the Tang dynasty in China collapsed. The Vietnam�ese seized the initiative and launched a long overdue revolt against Chinese rule in Vietnam. In 938 AD popular patriot Ngo Quyen f inally vanquish ed the Chines e armies at a battle on the Bach Dang River, ending 1000 y ears of Chinese rule. However, it was not the last time the Vietnamese would tussle with their mighty northern neighbor. From the 11th to 13th centuries, Vietnamese independence was consoli�dated und er the enlightened emperors of the Ly dynasty, founded by Ly Thai To. During the Ly dynasty, many enemies launched attacks on Vietnam, among them the Chinese , the Khmer and the Cham but all were repelled. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese continued their expansion southwards and slowly but surely began to consolidate control of the Cham kingdom. Mongol warrior Kublai Khan completed his conquest of China in the mid-13th century. For his next trick, he planned to attack Champa and demanded the right to cross Vietnamese territory. The Vietnamese refused, but the Mongol hordes - all 500.000 of them - pushed ahead, seemingly invulnerable. However, they met their match in the l egendary general Tran Hung Dao; he defeated them in the battle of Bach Dang River, one of the most celebrated scalps among many the Vietnamese have taken. See the boxed text 'Playing for High Stakes' for more on this big win or soak up some of the story in Halong Bay.
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