The Tốn line ( vi, chi Tốn;
Hán tự: 支巽; ''chi'' can also be translated to as ''branch'') was the fifth dynasty of
Hùng king
Hùng king (c. 2524 BC – ?; Chữ Hán: 雄王; vi, Hùng Vương (雄王) or ''vua Hùng'' (𤤰雄); ''Vương'' means "king" and ''vua'' means "monarch; could mean emperor or king") is the title given to the ancient Vietnamese rulers of the ...
s of the
Hồng Bàng period of
Văn Lang (now
Viet Nam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
). Starting approximately 1912 B.C., the line refers to the rule of Viên Lang and his successors, when the seat of government was centered at
Phú Thọ
Phú Thọ () is a district-level town in Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam. As of 2003, the town had a population of 63,333. The town covers an area of 64 km².
Geography
Phú Thọ is bordered by Phù Ninh to the north, Thanh Ba to the south ...
.
[Nguyễn Khắc Thuần 2008, pp. 14–15.]
History
Viên Lang was born approximately 1970 B.C., and took the
regnal name
A regnal name, or regnant name or reign name, is the name used by monarchs and popes during their reigns and, subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they ac ...
of Hùng Hy Vương (雄牺王) upon becoming Hùng king.
[Biệt Lam Trần Huy Bá. (article title unknown). ''Nguồn Sáng'' magazine ''23'' - 1998.] The series of all Hùng kings following Viên Lang took that same regnal name of Hùng Hy Vương to rule over Văn Lang until approximately 1713 B.C.
References
Bibliography
*Nguyễn Khắc Thuần (2008). ''Thế thứ các triều vua Việt Nam''. Giáo Dục Publisher.
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Ancient peoples
Hồng Bàng dynasty
18th-century BC disestablishments
20th-century BC establishments