Vietnam Culture

Ly Dynasty (1010-1225)

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) – … Read more →

Tran Dynasty (1225-1400)

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) – … Read more →

Ngo Dynasty (939 – 965)

Ngo King (939-944) Later Ngo King (950-965) In 931, a patriot, Duong Dinh Nghe, took up the fight and made himself governor. After Duong Dinh Nghe died, murdered by one of his aides, the fight was led by Ngo Quyen, … Read more →

Pre-Le Dynasty (980-1009)

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) To deal with the danger of Sung troops, the Court and army appointed a talented general, Le … Read more →

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 … Read more →

Le So Dynasty (1428-1527)

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 … Read more →

Nationalities

At present there are 54 different ethnic groups inhabiting Vietnam, in which Kinh (Viet) people make up nearly 90% of the whole population, and 53 other ethnic groups represent over 10%. The Vietnamese nation was formed through a process of … Read more →