Chiao

A former independent kingdom of Nam Viet which became the Chinese province Chiao, later incorporated into the Han empire in 111 BC. The province of Chiao consisted of nine commanderies, six of which correspond to the present Chinese provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi and the island of Hainan, while the other three formed the northern half of present Vietnam which gained independence from China in 939.

[also Giao]. Name of the formerly independent kingdom of Nam-Vi£t (Chinese Nan-yiieh) when it was incorporated as a province into the Han empire in 111 bc. The province of Chiao consisted of nine com-manderies, six of which correspond to the present Chinese provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi and the island of Hainan, while the other three formed the northern half of present Vietnam which gained independence from China in 939. See also Chiao-Chih.