Nanyue

Nanyue was a state in South China and Taiwan (East Asia) that lasted from 204 to 111 BCE, about 93 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

A kingdom founded by Zhao Tuo, a Qin general who took over Guangdong and northern Vietnam as the Qin collapsed. The tomb of his grandson holds a burial suit of jade plates; Han armies annexed it in 111 BCE.

See Nanyue on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

204 to 111 BCE

Duration

93 years

Type

State

Region

South China and Taiwan, East Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Panyu (Guangzhou)

Neighbours in East Asia

• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE
• Gojoseon c. 700 to 108 BCE
• Zhangzhung c. 500 BCE to 644 CE
• Buyeo c. 200 BCE to 494 CE
• Dian kingdom c. 400 to 109 BCE
• Minyue c. 334 to 110 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia

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