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Vietnam History
Vietnam Country's Official Name
At the beginning of the Bronze Age, the Viet tribe groups had settled down in the North and in the north of Central Vietnam. There were about 15 groups of Lac Viet tribesmen living mainly in the northern highland and delta and a dozen Au Viet groups of tribesmen living in Viet Bac, the northern region of old Vietnam.
Vietnam Prehistoric Era
Prehistoric Era of Vietnam include: Pre-Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age.
Foundation of the Nation Vietnam
Vietnam existed three major cultural centers: Phung Nguyen - Dong Son (The North), Long Thanh - Sa Huynh (The Centre) and Cau Sat, Doc Chua - Dong Nai (The South) from Bronze Age to Iron Age.
Chinese domination period (1st century, BC - 10th century, AD)
In the 3rd century BC, the Han people who lived in the Yellow River basin unified China, merging the various ethnic groups who lived in southern China to the south of the Yangtze River into a centralized empire. This feudal empire soon spread southwards.
Viet Nam Insurrections And The Struggle For Independence
The grim resistance by the population against Chinese imperialist domination, which persisted century after century, time and again, broke out in the form of armed insurrection.
Ngo Dynasty (939 - 965)-Vietnam Travel Destination
Ngo King (939-944)
Later Ngo King (950-965)
Pre-Le Dynasty (980-1009)-Vietnam Travel Destination
Le Dai Hanh (980-1005)
Dynastic title: Thien Phuc (980-988); Hung Thong (989-993); Ung Thien (994-1005)
Le Trung Tong (1005)
Le Long Dinh (1005-1009)
Ly Dynasty (1010-1225)-Vietnam Travel Destination
Kings of Ly Dynasty:
Ly Thai To (1010-1028)
Ly Thai Tong (1028-1054)
Ly Thanh Tong (1054-1072)
Ly Nhan Tong 1072-1127)
Ly Than Tong (1128-1138)
Ly Anh Tong (1138-1175)
Ly Cao Tong (1176-1210)
Ly Hue Tong (1211-10/1224)
Ly Chieu Hoang (1225)
Dinh Dynasty (968-980)-Vietnam Travel Destination
Dinh Tien Hoang (968-979)
Dynastic title: Thai Binh (970-979)
Tran Dynasty (1225-1400)-Vietnam Travel Destination
Kings of Tran Dynasty:
Tran Thai Tong (1225-1258)
Tran Thanh Tong (1258-1272)
Tran Nhan Tong (1279-1293)
Tran Anh Tong (1293-1314)
Tran Anh Tong (1314-1329)
Tran Hien Tong (1329-1341)
Tran Du Tong (1314-1369)
Tran Nghe Tong (1370-1372)
Tran Due Tong (1372-1377)
Tran Phe De (1377-1388)
Tran Thuan Tong (1388-1398)
Tran Thieu De (1398-1400)
Ho Dynasty (1400-1407)-Vietnam Travel Destination
The Ho lasted for 7 years, from 1400 to 1407, with two kings:
Ho Quy Ly (1400)
Ho Han Thuong (1401 - 1407)
Ming occupation and Lam Son insurrection
As early as JuIy 1407, the Ming emperor had incorporated Dai Viet into the Chinese empire under the title of Giao Chi Province, set up a central administration, and divided the country into phu and chau, trying to reach down to village level by 1419.
Le So Dynasty (1428-1527)-Vietnam Travel Destination
Towards the end of the 14th century, a great crisis shook the country. The Ming court, then reigning in China, took advantage of this to invade Dai Viet and to impose a form of direct rule which was to last for twenty years (1407-1427). However, the invaders encountered stiff resistance from the beginning, and national independence was eventually wrested back in 1427 by Le Loi, the founder of the ...
Tay Son Dynasty-Vietnam Travel Destination
Kings of Tay Son Dynasty (1778-1802):
- Thai Duc (1778-1793)
- Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue) (1789-1792)
- Canh Thinh (1793 - 1802)
Nguyen Dynasty-Vietnam Travel Destination
Kings of Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945):
- Gia Long (1802-1819)
- Minh Menh (1820-1840)
- Thieu Tri (1841-1847)
- Tu Duc (1848-1883)
- Duc Duc (1883, 3 days)
- Hiep Hoa (1883, 4 months).
- Kien Phuc (1883-1884)
- Ham Nghi (1884-1885)
- Dong Khanh (1886-1888)
- Thanh Thai (1889-1907)
- Duy Tan (1907-1916)
- Khai Dinh (1916-1925)
- Bao Dai (1926-1945)
Later Tran Dynasty (1407-1413)-Vietnam Travel Destination
The oppressive occupation soon triggered fierce resistance. As early as the end of 1407, many uprisings began to occur. A descendant of the Tran Dynasty proclaimed himself king in 1407, taking the name Gian Dinh and setting up his headquarters in Nghe An Province.