Nam Viet
Nam Việt (Chinese language: 南越, Pinyin: Nányuè) was an ancient kingdom that consisted much of modern northern Vietnam and the Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi. It was established by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo (Triệu Đà in Vietnamese) who adopted the customs of the Vietnamese people that he absorbed in his territorry. Its capital was near modern-day Guangzhou.
Among the Vietnamese, the Triệu Dynasty was a controversial one. Many consider it a period of Chinese domination since it was ruled by a Chinese general, while others consider it a period of independence because he adopted Vietnamese customs and often ruled in defiance of the Han emperor.