In 204 BCE, in Panyu (now Guangzhou), Zhao Tuo, a native of Zhending, in the state of Zhao (modern-day Hebei), established the kingdom of Nanyue. Taylor (1983) believed during the time when Nanyue and Âu Lạc co-existed, Âu Lạc temporarily acknowledged the suzerainty of Nanyue, but rather than implying that Nanyue exerted any real authority over them, this simply represented their mutual anti-Han sentiment. As peaceful relations with Han were restored, Nanyue's influence over Âu Lạc lapsed. The army Zhao Tuo had created to oppose the Han was now available to deploy against the Âu Lạc.