Zhao Tuo
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Zhao Tuo, also known as Emperor Wu of Nanyue and as Triệu Đà or Vũ Đế in Vietnamese, was a Chinese general of the Qin dynasty and the first king and emperor of Nanyue. He participated in the Qin conqu
Statue of Zhao Tuo in his birthplace, Zhengding, Hebei
The "Well of King of Yue", which believed to be digged by Zhao Tuo when he served as the magistrate of Longchuan County
Triệu Đà statue at đình Xuân Quan, Hưng Yên, Vietnam
A statue of Zhao in front of Heyuan Railway Station
As trade was an important source of wealth for the Baiyue peoples of coastal southern China, the region south of the Yangtze attracted the attention of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and he undertook a series
Zhao Tuo
…Nanyue and as Triệu Đà or Vũ Đế in Vietnamese, was a Chinese general of the Qin dynasty and the first king and emperor of Nanyue. He participated in the Qin conquest of the Baiyue peoples of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Northern Vietnam. After the fall of the Qin, he established the independent kingdom of Nanyue with its…
Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty dispatched military forces against the Baiyue in 214 BC.