History of Guangdong

Nanyue (, , ) was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until 111 BC. Nanyue's geographical expanse covered the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, southern Fujian and central to northern Vietnam. Zhao Tuo, then Commander of Nanhai Commandery of the Qin dynasty, established Nanyue in 204 BC after the collapse of the Qin dynasty. At first, it consisted of the commanderies of Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang.

The Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan, officially the ' and historically known in English as Kwangchowan or Kwangchow Wan', was a coastal territory in the Guangdong province of China, leased to France and administered by French Indochina. The capital of the territory was Fort Bayard, now Zhanjiang.

district of China

provincial governor in Ming and Qing China

Baiyue tribe

province of early medieval China in northern Vietnam, often including parts of present-day Guangdong and Guangxi

war of Chinese against Yue in South China

series of Chinese military campaigns by the Han dynasty

Tamão () was a trade settlement set up by the Portuguese on an island in the Pearl River Delta, China. This was the first time Europeans reached China via the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope. The settlement lasted from 1514 to 1521, when the Portuguese were expelled by the Ming dynasty navy.

Li noblewoman during the Sui dynasty of Chinese history

historical Chinese province

province of the Yuan dynasty

various versions of gazetteer for San On County, nowadays Hong Kong and Shenzhen

province of the Yuan dynasty established in 1277