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Songping (), or Tống Bình in
Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...
, was a former
imperial Chinese The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the ''Book of Documents'' (early chapter ...
and Vietnamese settlement on the south bank of the Red River within the present-day Từ Liêm and Hoài Đức districts of
Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
, Vietnam.


History

A fortified settlement was founded by the
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Liu Song Song, known as Liu Song (), Former Song (前宋) or Song of (the) Southern Dynasty (南朝宋) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. ...
dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...
as the
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of within
Jiaozhi Jiaozhi (standard Chinese, pinyin: ''Jiāozhǐ''), or Giao Chỉ (Vietnamese), was a historical region ruled by various Chinese dynasties, corresponding to present-day northern Vietnam. The kingdom of Nanyue (204–111 BC) set up the Jiaozhi Co ...
(')
commandery In the Middle Ages, a commandery (rarely commandry) was the smallest administrative division of the European landed properties of a military order. It was also the name of the house where the knights of the commandery lived.Anthony Luttrell and G ...
. The name refers to its pacification by the dynasty. It was elevated to its own commandery vi, Tống Bình quận) at some point between AD 454 and 464. The commandery included the districts of Yihuai and Suining . The Sui general
Liu Fang Liu Fang  1974) is a Chinese–Canadian musician who is one of the most prominent ''pipa'' players in the world. Described in the media as the "empress of pipa" (''L'actualité''), "divine mediator" (World), "the greatest ambassadress of ...
reconquered the territory from the Vietnamese state of
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in 603 and made Tống Bình the capital of Jiaozhi in place of
Long Biên Long Biên (Vietnamese), also known as Longbian ( < : *''lioŋ-pian/pen'';Schuessler, Ax ...
. During this period, it was also known as Luocheng ( Wall"; vi, La Thanh), although this name originally referred to nearby
Long Biên Long Biên (Vietnamese), also known as Longbian ( < : *''lioŋ-pian/pen'';Schuessler, Ax ...
and later referred to the fortification which grew into
Thăng Long Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
and modern
Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
. Under the
Tang Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...
, the city continued to function as the capital of Annam. For a few years after 621, the city administered a
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as Songzhou . The name Tống Bình was ended in 714. The rebellion of
Mai Thúc Loan Mai Thúc Loan (or Mai Huyền Thành ( 梅 玄 成), self-proclaimed Mai Hắc Đế ( 梅 黑 帝, The Black Emperor or The Swarthy Emperor), was the Vietnamese leader of the uprising in 722 AD against the rule of the Chinese Tang dynasty in th ...
captured the city in 722.


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Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
, the modern city *
History of Hanoi The following is a timeline of the history of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam: Prehistory *  BCE — The Bronze-Age Dong Son culture of the Lac people occupies the Red River valley Van Lang *  BCE — According to mu ...
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Long Biên Long Biên (Vietnamese), also known as Longbian ( < : *''lioŋ-pian/pen'';Schuessler, Ax ...
, the nearby settlement and former capital *
Đại La Đại La (), means ''the Citadel of the Great Dike'', or La Thành (羅城, means ''the Citadel of the Dike'') was an ancient fortified city in present-day Hanoi during the third Chinese domination of the 7th and 8th centuries, and again in the 11t ...


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