Ngô Nhật Khánh ( vi-hantu, 吳日慶, died 979), formally Prince An (安王), was a Vietnamese

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during the Period of the 12 Warlords. Khánh was a grandson of

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. He occupied Đường Lâm (modern

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), and titled himself Ngô Lãm Công (吳覽公).''

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'', Quyển 1, Phần 3, Chương 1''

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'', Peripheral Records vol. 5 Khánh was defeated by

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in 968. Đinh Bộ Lĩnh married his mother. Khánh also married a daughter of Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, and one of his sisters married

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. But Khánh hated Đinh Bộ Lĩnh intensely. He subsequently took his wife and children and hastened to Champa. Arriving at a seaport on the southern border, he drew a dagger from his waist and slashed his wife’s face, scolding her by saying: "Your father coerced and ravished my mother and younger sister; how can I, just because of you, forget your father’s cruelty? You go back; I will go a different way to look for those who can help me.” He was exiled in Champa. ''

'', Basic Records vol. 1 In October 979, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh and Đinh Liễn were killed by a eunuch named

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while they were sleeping in the palace courtyard, and the country fell into chaos. After hearing the news, Khánh encouraged

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, the king of Champa, to invade

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. His hope was dashed when a storm destroyed much of the Champa fleet. He fell overboard and drowned.

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