Thục Phán
Thục Phán: Jungle Kingdoms
Thục Phán was the ruler of the u Việt tribes who were based in the mountainous northern area of what is now known as Vietnam. Thục Phán used his army to defeat the last of the Hung kings who had ruled over the area of Văn Lang for over 2000 years. The newly combined kingdom was known as u Lạc and Thục Phán built a fortress at its capital, Cổ Loa, now known as Hanoi. Legend has it that Thục Phán had a dream about a Golden Turtle. A few days later the golden turtle emerged out of a river and gave Thục Phán one of his claws. Thục Phán used the claw to make a magic crossbow which he used to successfully defend the fortress over a number of years from attacks by Zhao Tuo, a general of the Qin dynasty. After numerous failures Zhao Tuo devised a plan to steal the magic crossbow. Using the crossbow Zhao Tuo successfully attacked the fortress, forcing Thục Phán to flee the battle. At the river he again encountered the golden turtle who revealed to Thục Phán that his daughter had helped Zhao Tuo steal the crossbow. Thục Phán was so angry he killed his daughter. He then rode off with the golden turtle.
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