 Khúc clan

The Khúc family or Khúc clan (, Chữ nôm 𣱆曲) was a succession of native leaders who ruled over Vietnam during the late Tang until the Five Dynasties period.The Tang took control of the northern Vietnamese region of Jiaozhi (Giao Châu; roughly corresponding to the area of the modern Red River Delta) after 618 and established twelve provinces and 59 districts under the Protectorate of Annam ().