– 789/791) was a chief and military leader who briefly reigned over Protectorate General to Pacify the South during the 8th century.
[1] According to Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (fascicle 6), Phùng Hưng, a native of Đường Lâm (in today's Hà Tây Province), was rich and possessed prodigious physical strength.
Taking the advice of Đỗ Anh Hàn, the Phùng brothers laid siege to the headquarters of the Annam Protectorate, which was managed by the corrupt officer, Cao Chính Bình (Gao Zhengping).
Facing the crisis, Cao Chính Bình caught an illness and died shortly after.
Phùng Hưng was entitled Bố Cái Đại Vương by his son, and was defied [2] by the people.