Âu Lạc under Thục Phán / An Dương Vương (c.257–c.208 BCE)

1. Red River Delta societies before Âu Lạc

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: ng S, V n, Red River

   • C Loa
   • u L c

2. Thục Phán unifies Âu Việt and Lạc Việt

   Jan 1, 257 BCELabels: Th c, An D, u Vi

   • u L c
   • An D ng
   • C Loa

3. Cổ Loa becomes Âu Lạc’s capital

   Jan 1, 257 BCELabels: C Loa, An D, capital

   • C Loa
   • An D ng

4. Major earthwork ramparts are built at Cổ Loa

   Jan 1, 250 BCELabels: C Loa, earthworks, moats

   • C Loa
   • Hanoi Culture

5. “Magic crossbow” legend links power to technology

   Jan 1, 240 BCELabels: Magic crossbow, Cao L, folk legend

   • An D ng
   • C Loa

6. Âu Lạc consolidates control in the Red River Delta

   Jan 1, 230 BCELabels: u L, C Loa, delta lords

   • u L c
   • C Loa

7. Qin collapse creates new regional power struggles

   Jan 1, 206 BCELabels: Qin collapse, southern China, power struggles

   • Nanyue
   • Han conquest

8. Zhao Tuo establishes the kingdom of Nanyue

   Jan 1, 204 BCELabels: Zhao Tuo, Nanyue, Panyu

   • An D ng
   • Han conquest
   • Nanyue

9. Conflict grows between Nanyue and Âu Lạc

   Jan 1, 200 BCELabels: Nanyue, u L, conflict

   • An D ng
   • C Loa

10. Fall of An Dương Vương in later tradition

    Jan 1, 179 BCELabels: M Ch, Tr ng, An D

    • An D ng
    • u L c

11. Âu Lạc is absorbed into Nanyue (traditional date)

    Jan 1, 179 BCELabels: Nanyue annexation, u L, Zhao Tuo

    • u L c
    • An D ng

12. Han conquest of Nanyue ends the post-Âu Lạc order

    Jan 1, 111 BCELabels: Han conquest, Nanyue, 111 BCE

    • Han conquest
    • Northern Domination