Page 183 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

Vietnamese made the several attempts to drive the Chinese
Empire out of Vietnam by the uprising groups between 39 AD
and 939 AD, kept Vietnam alive in the Vietnamese heart for
independence and freedom.

Then 939 AD. Ngo-Quyen drove Chinese occupation army
out of Vietnam by the battle on the Red River.

At this time Vietnamese was strong enough to break out the
Chinese joke to end the foreign dominance for the nine
centuries. Vietnam’s independence stood firm and remained
unshakable through her people’s vitality in the nationalism.

Since from 940 AD to 1,400 AD, Vietnam had the dynasties
of Ngo, Dinh and Early Le with their successively. They
struggled in constantly to remained the nation alive, built the
powerful army for the entity and threw out the Chinese troop
invasion. Also, they developed the country to Southward on the
part of Champa and the East of Cambodia’s part.

Then the Ly, Tran and Later Le dynasties were continuing to
build up Vietnam into the real state status with the great
nationalism ideal. These dynasties were possessing the Courts,
mandarins, economic development, military, and administrative
organization as well with the religious basis of Mahayana
Buddhism.

Vietnam became strong military and successively by twice
resisting the great Mongol army of Kublai Khan at the Tran
house period. Vietnamese were proud in the history of resisting
foreign invasion and learned at the history to hold up the
country.

Kublai Khan rose between the Altai and Khangai mountains,
was a great King of the nomadic shepherd people in the North
Gobi desert at 1260. Kublai Khan set his goal forward to
devastate the world by his greatest skill army. His troops learned

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