This kingdom was located in the basin of the Yang Tse river ( Sông Dương Tữ ) and was placed under the authority of a king Hùng. This one had been elected for his courage and his values. He had divided his kingdom into districts entrusted to his brothers known under the name "Lạc hầu" ( marquis ). His male children have the title of quang Lang and his daughters that of Mỵ nương. His people was known under the name "Lạc Việt". His men as a custom tattooed their body. This "barbarian" practice, often revealed in the Chinese annals, was if one believes the Vietnamese texts, intended to protect men from the attacks of the water dragons ( con thuồng luồng ). It is perhaps the reason why the Chinese often designated them under the name Qủi ( demons ). Loincloth and chignon constituted the usual costume of these people to which were added bronze ornaments. The Lac Viet lacquered their teeth in black, chewed betel nuts and crushed rice with their hand. Farmers, they practiced the cultivation of rice in flooded field. They lived in plains and coastal areas while in the mountainous areas of the current Việt Bắc and on part of the territory of the current Chinese province of Kuang Si lived the Tây Âu, the ancestors of the ethnic groups Tày, Nùng and Choang who currently live in the North Vietnam and in the South of China.
Towards the end of the third century before our era, the head of the tribes Tây Âu defeated the last king Hùng Vuong and succeeded in reunifying under his banner the territories of Tây Âu and that of Lac Viet to form the kingdom of Âu Lac, in the year 258 before our era. He took as name of reign An Dương Vương and transferred his capital to Cỗ Loa located at a score of kilometers from Hànội.
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