Lac Long Quan

Lac Long Quan

Lạc Long Quân (Han tu: ; literally "Dragon Lord of Lạc"; sometimes spelled or and also called Hùng Hiển Vương), according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was the father of the Vietnamese people, and their first true king. Lạc Long Quân was the son and sole successor of Jiang Luxu (Khương Lộc Tục, ), the King of Jingyang (the King of Kinh Dương, Kinh Dương Vương, ), who ruled over Chigui (Xích Quỷ; ). He is supposed to have become king in 2839 BC.

Lạc Long Quân's wife, Âu Cơ, gave birth to a sac containing 100 eggs from which 100 children were born; this is the origin of the story of the 100 Vietnamese family names. One day Lạc Long Quân told Âu Cơ: "I am descended from dragons, you from fairies. We are as incompatible as water is with fire. So we cannot continue in harmony." This said, the husband and wife parted. The man went seawards with 50 of their children, while his wife went to the mountains with the other half of the clan. The eldest son, who followed his father, later installed himself as Vietnam’s first monarch, Hùng Vương.

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ee also

*List of Vietnamese monarchs
*Hồng Bàng Dynasty


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