Khúc Thừa Dụ

Khúc Thừa Dụ (Chinese:曲承裕; pinyin:Qū Chéngyù) or Khúc Tiên (曲先; Qǔ Xiān) (?–907) was a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Vietnam, Jinghai-jun Tĩnh Hải quân, in the early 10th century.

Khúc Thừa Dụ was the head of the Khúc family in Hải Dương and was well known by people in the region for his wealth and benevolence. Khúc Thừa Dụ began to rule the country when the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and is considered the ruler who marked the beginning of the independent Vietnam, which had until then been ruled by China as a province. When he died in 907, his position was inherited by his son Khúc Hạo who continued to strengthen the autonomy and prosperity of the country.