Nguyễn Siêu

Nguyễn Siêu (Hán tự: 阮超, 924–967) was a warlord of Vietnam during the Period of the 12 Warlords.

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Siêu.
12 Warlords

Siêu was a grandson of Nguyễn Hãng, a general from China. Siêu had two elder brothers, Nguyễn Khoan and Nguyễn Thủ Tiệp, both were warlords.[1]

Siêu occupied Tây Phù Liệt (mordern Thanh Trì District, Hanoi), and titled himself Nguyễn Hữu Công (阮右公).[2][3] Later, he was defeated by Đinh Bộ Lĩnh.

References
  1. Nguyễn Bạt Tụy 1954: Tên người Việt Nam. - In trong: tập kỷ yếu hội Khuyến Học Việt Nam, Sài Gòn, tr49-50.
  2. Việt Nam sử lược, Quyển 1, Phần 3, Chương 1
  3. Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Peripheral Records vol. 5
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