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| D A T E S | E V E N T S |
2879-258 B.C. |
Hung Dynasty |
257-208 B.C. |
Thuc Dynasty |
207-111 B.C. |
Trieu Dynasy |
1800-1400 B.C. |
Phung Nguyen culture (Early Bronze Age) |
850-300 B.C. |
Dong Son culture (Late Bronze Age) |
210 B.C. |
Kingdom of Au Lac established. |
207 B.C. |
Chinese general Chao Tuo (Trieu Da) founds Nan Yueh (Nam Viet) |
111 B.C. |
Nam Yueh (Nam Viet) conquered by Han. |
A.D. 39 |
Trung Sister lead a rebellion against Chinese rule. |
43 |
Trung sisters' rebellion crushed by Chinese general Ma Yuan, and Viet people placed under direct Chinese administration for the first time. |
542-544 |
Ly Bi leads uprising against China's Liang Dynasty and establishes the independent kingdom of Van Xuan |
544-602 |
Early Ly Dynasty |
938 |
Ngo Quyen defeats a Chinese invading force at the first battle of the Bach Dang River. |
939-968 |
Ngo Dynasty |
939-944 |
Ngo Dynasty rules independent Nam Viet. |
965-968 |
Period of Twelve Warlords |
968-980 |
Dinh Dynasty |
970-975 |
Dinh Bo Linh gains Chinese recognition of Nam Viet's independence by establishing a tributary relationship with China's Song Dynasty. |
980-1009 |
Early Le Dynasty |
981 |
Le Hoandefeats a Chinese invasion. |
982 |
Viet armies invade Champa and destroy its capital, Indrapura. |
1009-1225 |
Ly Dynasty |
1075 |
Minor officials chosen by examination for the first time. |
1225-1400 |
Tran Dynasty |
1257-1258 |
Mongols attack Dai Viet and are defeated. |
1284-1285 |
Second Mongol invasion and defeat. Resistance led by Tran Hung Dao |
1287 |
Third Mongol invasion repelled. |
1360-1390 |
Champa wars. Champa ruled by the Che Bong Nga. |
1400-1407 |
Ho Dynasty |
1407-1427 |
Chinese invasion and occupation |
1428 |
Le Loi's armies defeat the Chinese. |
1428-1527 |
Le Dynasty |
1428 |
Le Loi proclaims himself emperor. The country once again named Dai Viet. |
1471 |
Champa capital of Vijaya falls, ending the Champa kingdom. |
1483 |
Hong Duc legal code promulgated. |
1527 |
Mac Dynasty. Mac rulers control Thang Long and the Red River Delta. |
1558-1772 |
Period of opposition between the Trinh and Nguyen clans |
1627 |
Alexander de Rhodes, Jesuit missionary, arrives in Hanoi. |
1771 |
Tay Son Rebellion |
1778 |
Most of Nguyen clan annihilated by the Tay Son. |
1787 |
French missionary Pigneau de Behaine persuades French court to assist in restoration of the Nguyen. |
1788 |
Last Le emperor flees to China. Nguyen Hue proclaims himself emperor. |
1798 |
Chinese invasion in support of the Le defeated. |
1802 |
The Nguyen defeat last of Tay Son forces. Nguyen Anh accedes to throne as Gia Long and establishes his capital at Hue. |
1802-1945 |
Nguyen Dynasty |
1820 |
Death of Gia Long. Succeeded by his highly sinicized son, Minh Mang. |
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