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==Predynastic==

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This is a '''timeline of Vietnamese history''', comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see ].
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== Prehistoric Vietnam ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| ] || The Soi Nhụ culture appeared.
|-
| ] || The ] culture appeared.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anisyutkin |first1=N. K. |last2=Timofeyev |first2=V. I. |date=September 2006 |title=The Paleolithic flake industry in Vietnam |journal=] |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=16–24 |doi=10.1134/S1563011006030029 |s2cid=161417098}}</ref>
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| ] || The ] appeared in modern ].
|-
| ] || ] artifacts began to be produced in ].
|-
| ] || The ] appeared.
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| ] || The ] appeared.
|-
| ] || The Cái Bèo culture appeared.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-29 |title=GIÁ TRỊ VĂN HÓA LỊCH SỬ |url=http://www.halongbay.com.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=314&lang=vi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424041334/http://www.halongbay.com.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=314&lang=vi |archive-date=2014-04-24 |website=www.halongbay.com.vn}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ]|| The first rice cultivation of which evidence survives in modern Vietnam took place.<ref>Dao 1985</ref>
|- |-
| The ] appeared in what is now ].
|4000 - 2000 BC || || Excavations have yielded a number of rice remains.<ref>Dao 1985</ref> ||
|- |-
|3500 BC || || The ] was first host to wet rice cultivation.<ref></ref> || | ]|| Wet rice was cultivated in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parallelnarratives.com/vietnam-notebook-the-early-history-of-vietnam-to-gia-long/|title=Vietnam Notebook: Early History, Nam Viet to Gia Long|work=Parallel Narratives|date=29 March 2011|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152637/http://parallelnarratives.com/vietnam-notebook-the-early-history-of-vietnam-to-gia-long/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|} |}
{{anchor|3rd millennium BC}}


<div class="toc">'''Centuries''': ]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]{{·}}]</div>
==]==


== 30th century BC ==
===Early Hồng Bàng===
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|2879 BC || King ] (2879 - 2794 BC) || Kinh Dương Vương succeeds in grouping all the vassal states within his territory into a unified nation, and calls his newly born nation Xích Quỷ.<ref name="DVSKTT1">Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Issue 1</ref> || The capital is ] (then in nowadays southern ]).<ref name="DVSKTT1"/>
|
|], a legendary ] figure, was born in ].
|}
== 29th century BC ==
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| valign="top" | 2879 <small>BC</small> || || ] unified all vassal states in his territory into the single state of Xích Quỷ, which he ruled as ] from the capital at ].<ref name="DVSKTT1">Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Issue 1</ref> He also sponsored the development of martial arts in Xích Quỷ at the time.<ref name="iwona">Iwona Czerwinska Pawluk and Walery Zukow, p. 21</ref>
|2793 BC || Many kings named themselves ] (2793 - 2525 BC) || ||
|}

== 28th century BC ==
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|2524 BC || rowspan="4"| Many kings named themselves ] (2524 - 2253 BC) || Xích Quỷ is renamed ]. || Capital Phong Châu is moved to the site of modern ]. | 2793 <small>BC</small> || || ] was succeeded as ] of Xích Quỷ, since renamed Văn Lang, by his son ].
|}

== 27th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| 2637 <small>BC</small> || || The lunar calendar came into use in Văn Lang.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2TerRF1j74C&q=Tet+vietnam+bce&pg=PA153|title=Culture and Customs of Vietnam|isbn=9780313304859|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610232220/http://books.google.com/books?id=a2TerRF1j74C&pg=PA153&dq=Tet+vietnam+bce&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u6dOUbuREqepiALpyoGAAg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Tet%20vietnam%20bce&f=false|archive-date=10 June 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|last1=McLeod|first1=Mark W.|last2=Dieu|first2=Nguyen Thi|last3=Nguyen|first3=Thi Dieu|year=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing }}</ref>
|? || Beginning of administrative rule of the ], ], and ].<ref></ref> ||
|}

== 26th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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|- |-
| 2524 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|? || ] explores the ] region.<ref>Lê Trung Vũ & Lê Hồng Lý, p. 95</ref> ||
|}

== 25th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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|~2500&nbsp;BC || The ] expands rice cultivation.<ref name="nienbieu"></ref> || | 2500 <small>BC</small> || || The ] ordered an increase in rice cultivation.<ref name="nienbieu">{{cite web|url=http://www.congdoanbinhdinh.org.vn/home.php?view=detail&id=374|title=LIÊN ĐOÀN LAO ĐỘNG BÌNH ĐỊNH|access-date=14 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121225003658/http://www.congdoanbinhdinh.org.vn/home.php?view=detail&id=374|archive-date=25 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|}

== 24th century BC ==

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== 23rd century BC ==
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| 2253 <small>BC</small> || || The last ] of the ] ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|2254 BC || rowspan="3"| Many kings named themselves ] (2254 - 1913 BC) || ||
|- |-
| 2252 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|? || ] puts down the ].<ref>Lê Trung Vũ & Lê Hồng Lý, p. 414</ref> ||
|}

== 22nd century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| 2200 <small>BC</small> || || The earliest surviving artifacts indicating use of the Vietnamese calendar appeared.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103230439/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/art-entertainment/48893/ancient-calendar-unearthed.html |date=3 January 2014 }}. Retrieved 2014-01-03.</ref>
|~2000 BC || ]. ||
|} |}


== 21st century BC ==
===Middle Hồng Bàng===
{{anchor|2nd millennium BC}}
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== 20th century BC ==
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| 2000 <small>BC</small> || || The ] appeared.
|1912 BC || Many kings named themselves ] (1912 - 1713 BC) || ||
|- |-
|1712 BC || rowspan="2"| Many kings named themselves ] (1712 - 1632 BC) || || | 1913 <small>BC</small> || || The last ] of the ] ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|- |-
| 1912 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|? || ]'s military campaign.<ref>Lê Trung Vũ & Lê Hồng Lý, p. 852</ref><ref></ref> ||
|}

== 19th century BC ==

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== 17th century BC ==
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| ] || || Burial rituals and tomb building came into practice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stone Pages Archaeo News: Archeologists unearth 3,200-year-old woman in Vietnam |url=http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/001725.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=www.stonepages.com}}</ref>
|1631 BC || rowspan="3"| Many kings named themselves ] (1631 - 1432 BC) || ||
|- |-
| 1631 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the Khôn line came to power in Văn Lang.
|~1500&nbsp;BC || ].<ref></ref> ||
|}

== 16th century BC ==

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== 15th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ] || || The ] appeared.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vietgle.vn/trithucviet/detail.aspx?key=di+ch%E1%BB%89+%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng+%C4%90%E1%BA%ADu&type=A0|title=Cồ Việt- Tri Thức Việt|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214215744/http://www.vietgle.vn/trithucviet/detail.aspx?key=di+ch%E1%BB%89+%C4%90%E1%BB%93ng+%C4%90%E1%BA%ADu&type=A0|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|~1486 BC || ]. Resistance led by ].<ref>Lê Trung Vũ & Lê Hồng Lý, p. 107</ref> ||
|- |-
| || A sophisticated agricultural society developed on the Vietnamese coast.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103200218/http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/southeast_asia/vietnam/history.htm |date=3 November 2013 }}. Retrieved 2013-12-14.</ref>
|1431 BC || Many kings named themselves ] (1431 - 1332 BC) || ||
|- |-
| 1432 <small>BC</small> || || The last ] of the Khôn line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|1331 BC || Many kings named themselves ] (1331 - 1252 BC) || ||
|- |-
|1251 BC || rowspan="2"| Many kings named themselves ] (1251 - 1162 BC) || || | 1431 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|}

== 14th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| 1331 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|~1200 BC || Development of irrigated<ref name="afe"></ref> rice cultivation in the ] and ] plains.<ref name="viethis"></ref> || Development of bronze casting, which later led to the development of the Đông Sơn culture.<ref name="viethis"/>
|}

== 13th century BC ==
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| 1251 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|1161 BC || rowspan="2"| Many kings named themselves ] (1161 - 1055 BC) || ||
|}

== 12th century BC ==
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ] || || The ] discovered bronze casting.<ref name="viethis"/>
|~1045 BC || ].<ref></ref> ||
|-
| || Irrigation<ref name="afe">{{cite web|url=http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/vietnam_timeline.htm|title=Vietnamese History: A Chronological Outline – Asia for Educators – Columbia University|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510143439/http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/vietnam_timeline.htm|archive-date=10 May 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> was first used in rice cultivation in the plains of the ] and ].<ref name="viethis">{{cite web|url=http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/vietnam/HISTORY.html|title=Vietnam – HISTORY|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160610/http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/vietnam/HISTORY.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 1162 <small>BC</small> || || The last ] of the ] ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|-
| 1161 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|} |}


== 11th century BC ==
===Late Hồng Bàng===
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| ] || || The ] appeared.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=600&Itemid=33 |title=Gò Mun culture |access-date=20 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619215040/http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=600&Itemid=33 |archive-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|1054 BC || rowspan="2"| Many kings named themselves ] (1054 - 969 BC) || ||
|- |-
| 1055 <small>BC</small> || || The last ] of the ] ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|~1000&nbsp;BC || ], notable for its elaborate ]s. || Văn Lang's population is about 1 million people.<ref name="nienbieu"/>
|- |-
|968 BC || Many kings named themselves ] (968 - 854 BC) || || | 1054 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the Đinh line came to power in Văn Lang.
|}

== 10th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| rowspan="4" valign="top" | ] || || The ] appeared in the valley of the ].
|853 BC || Many kings named themselves ] (853 - 755 BC) || ||
|- |-
| || Copper casting began to be used in Văn Lang in the manufacture of brass tools, weapons, and ornaments.
|754 BC || rowspan="2"| Many kings named themselves ] (754 - 661 BC) || ||
|- |-
| || The population of Văn Lang reached one million.<ref name="nienbieu"/>
|~700 BC || The process of migration of ]s from the ] to ] begins.<ref name="Hauptly1985">Hauptly, 1985, 4</ref> This included the ] tribes who would become the dominant group within the country.<ref>Đào Duy Anh, ''Đất nước Việt Nam qua các đời'', NXB VHTT, 2005, p. 21</ref> ||
|- |-
| || The ] developed observational astronomy.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102202021/http://www.astrosociety.org/pubs/mercury/9705/vietnam.html |date=2 January 2014 }} Retrieve 2014-01-01.</ref>
|660 BC || rowspan="3"| Many kings named themselves ] (660 - 569 BC) || ||
|- |-
| 969 <small>BC</small> || || The last ] of the Đinh line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|? || General Thạch Tướng puts down the Man rebellion.<ref>Cao Xuân Đỉnh 1969, pp. 126–130</ref> ||
|- |-
| 968 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|~600 BC || Appearance of the tidal irrigation of rice fields through an elaborate system of canals and dikes. The fields are called Lạc fields.<ref name="viethis"/> ||
|}

== 9th century BC ==
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|568 BC || rowspan="4"| Many kings named themselves ] (568 - 409 BC) || || | 853 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|}

== 8th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| ] || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|? || ].<ref>Lê Trung Vũ & Lê Hồng Lý, p. 267</ref> ||
|}

== 7th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| 700 <small>BC</small> || || Refugees from the increasingly fragile ] began to arrive in the ].<ref name="Hauptly1985">Hauptly, 1985, 4</ref>
|~500 BC || Artifacts suggest that ] has been celebrated since this time.<ref></ref><ref></ref> ||
|- |-
| ] || || The last ] of the ] ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|~470 BC || ] sends missions to Văn Lang demanding submission but the Hùng Vương refuses.<ref name="aulacdoi"></ref> ||
|- |-
|408 BC || rowspan="5"| Many kings named themselves ] (408 - 258 BC) || || | 660 <small>BC</small> || || The first ] of the ] came to power in Văn Lang.
|}

== 6th century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 600 <small>BC</small> || || The metallurgical style unique to the Đông Sơn drums was invented.<ref>Tarling, p. 121</ref>
|~400 BC || A mass migration to Red River Delta takes place because of the ].<ref name="Hauptly1985"/> ||
|- |-
| || An elaborate system of canals and dikes was invented which made possible the tidal irrigation of rice fields.<ref name="viethis"/>
|300 BC || Proselytizing ] delegations are sent from India, some of whom are thought to have reached Văn Lang.<ref name="histbudv-13">], .</ref> || The ] reach the northern border of Văn Lang and start to trade with the Lạc Việt.<ref></ref>
|- |-
| ] || || The last ] of the ] ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|? || ].<ref>Lê Trung Vũ & Lê Hồng Lý, p. 65</ref> ||
|- |-
| ] || || The first ] of the Nhâm line came to power in Văn Lang.
|258 BC || ], the ruler of the neighboring upland ] tribes, conquers Văn Lang and overthrows the last Hùng Duệ Vương.<ref>Lĩnh Nam chích quái</ref> ||
|} |}


== 5th century BC ==
==]==
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| 500 <small>BC</small> || || The earliest artifacts suggesting the celebration of ] appeared.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cFvGExQPOT4C&q=Tet+500+BCE&pg=PA171|title=Going Dutch in Beijing|isbn=9781429941402|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612135857/http://books.google.com/books?id=cFvGExQPOT4C&pg=PA171&dq=Tet+500+BCE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C6dOUZicAZDSigLwj4DIBQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Tet%20500%20BCE&f=false|archive-date=12 June 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|last1=McCrum|first1=Mark|date=April 2008|publisher=Henry Holt and Company }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWbl5-zTFu4C&q=Tet+vietnam+bc&pg=PA8|title=Celebrate Tet|isbn=9780766027756|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612174527/http://books.google.com/books?id=RWbl5-zTFu4C&pg=PA8&dq=Tet+vietnam+bc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fKlOUc71A-OVjALQ2IGIDg&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Tet%20vietnam%20bc&f=false|archive-date=12 June 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|last1=Jeffrey|first1=Laura S.|date=August 2007|publisher=Enslow Publishers }}</ref>
| || ] (257 - 207 BC) || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 470 <small>BC</small> || || King ] of ] sent messengers to Văn Lang demanding submission.<ref name="aulacdoi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=693&Itemid=35 |title=Âu Lạc under An Dương Vương |access-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422025142/http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=693&Itemid=35 |archive-date=22 April 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| || The last ] of the Nhâm line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
|-
| ] || || ] became ] of Văn Lang.
|} |}


== 4th century BC ==
==]==
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| 400 <small>BC</small> || || A mass migration of refugees to the ] took place due to the ongoing collapse of the ].<ref name="Hauptly1985"/>
|206&nbsp;BC || rowspan="7"| ] (207 - 137 BC) || Triệu Vũ Vương merges Âu Lạc with ] and ]. ||
|}

== 3rd century BC ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 300 <small>BC</small> || || ] missionaries from ] arrived in Văn Lang.<ref name="histbudv-13">], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053213/https://books.google.ca/books?id=tUN8tC0ftJcC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA13 |date=22 December 2017 }}.</ref>
|204 BC || Triệu Vũ Vương named the country ], sets up the capital at ], and proclaims himself Martial King of Nam Việt. ||
|- |-
| || The ] settled across the northern border of Văn Lang and opened trade relations with the ].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCiNqFj3MQsC&q=12+warlords+vietnam&pg=PA879|title=Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania|isbn=9781438119137|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107212253/http://books.google.com/books?id=pCiNqFj3MQsC&pg=PA879&dq=12+warlords+vietnam&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AFjrUM3vIc_higLFxICgBw&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=12%20warlords%20vietnam&f=false|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|last1=West|first1=Barbara A.|date=19 May 2010|publisher=Infobase }}</ref>
|203 BC || After the Qin dynasty perished, Triệu army conquers the ] county. ||
|- |-
| ] || || Thục Phán, ruler of the ], invaded and conquered Văn Lang. He renamed the country ] and took the regnal name ], ruling as king from ].
|196 BC || First tribute to Han dynasty after an envoy from the Han Empire gave Triệu Vũ Vương a seal recognizing him as King of Nam Việt.<ref name=Taylor>Taylor, 1991, p. 24.</ref> ||
|- |-
| 250 <small>BC</small> || || The ] was built.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119222812/http://clubs.ncsu.edu/vsa/www/festivals/hungvuong.html |date=19 November 2013 }}. Retrieved 2013-11-30.</ref>
|183 BC || The economy suffered by ]'s blockade of trade. Triệu Vũ Vương declares himself Martial Emperor of Nam Việt and sacks ] country to the North. || The kingdoms of ], ] and Tongshi declare their allegiance to Nam Việt rule, greatly expanding Nam Việt's territory and control.
|- |-
| 210 <small>BC</small> || || The Battle of Tiên Du took place.<ref name="DVSKTT1"/>
|180 BC || The military conflict with the Han Empire ends as Empress Dowager Lü dies. As the victor, Triệu Vũ Vương also extends his territory by conquering towns near the boundary. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ] || || The ] general ] captured ]. ] fled and later committed suicide.
|179 BC || Second tributary obeisance to Han dynasty. || ], a major Buddhist center in the region, founded.<ref name="histbudv-20">], .</ref>
|- |-
| || ] divided the territory under his control into the ] of ] and ].<ref name="Dinhdinh">Vu Dinh Dinh. " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425121638/http://www.thewriterspost.net/V9I1I2_ff6_vudinhdinh.htm |date=25 April 2012 }}". ''The Writers Post'', vol. 9, Jan & Jul 2007.</ref>
| || ] (137 - 122 BC) || ||
|- |-
| ] || || The warlord ] led an army into the ] capital ], burned the ] and killed the Qin ] ] and the royal family.
| || ] (122 - 115 BC) || ||
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ] || || ] declared himself king of Nanyue, with his capital in modern ].
| || ] (115 - 112 BC) || ||
|- |-
| || Nanyue conquered ].
|111 BC || ] (112 - 111 BC) || ] ||
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| ] || || Two delegates were assigned to oversee the affairs of ] and ].<ref name="Dinhdinh"/>
| || ] (111 - 86 BC) || ||
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| ] || || The ] official ] gave ] a seal recognizing him as king of Nanyue in exchange for his nominal submission to the Han ].<ref name=Taylor>Taylor, 1991, p. 24.</ref>
| || ] (86 - 75 BC) || ||
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | ] || || ], the ] ] and ] for her grandson ], ordered a trade blockade of Nanyue.
| || ] (8 - 23) || ||
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| || ] sacked the ] capital ].<ref name="vietquoc" />
| || ] (29 - 33) || ||
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| || The nearby polities of ], ] and Tongshi declared their allegiance to Nanyue.
|39 || ] (34 - 40) || ] lead a rebellion against Han rule.<ref name="marines"></ref> ||
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| ] || || A punitive ] invasion of Nanyue stalled after much of the invading army fell to illness.<ref name="vietquoc">{{Cite web |url=http://vietquoc.org/?p=4518 |title=Triệu Dynasty (207 – 111 BC) |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605083443/http://vietquoc.org/?p=4518 |archive-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| 180 <small>BC</small> || || ] died. Nanyue conquered some ] territory near the border.
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | ] || || In exchange for the restoration of his family in modern ] and the withdrawal of ] forces from the Nanyue border, ] renounced the title emperor and pledged submission to the Han dynasty.
|-
| || ] was founded.<ref name="histbudv-20">{{Cite book |last=Nguyễn |first=Tài Thư |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tUN8tC0ftJcC&pg=PA20 |title=The History of Buddhism in Vietnam |last2=Hoàng |first2=Thị Thơ |date=2008 |publisher=CRVP |isbn=978-1-56518-098-7 |language=en}}</ref>
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| || ] died. He was succeeded as king of Nanyue by his grandson ].
|-
| ] || || A border war took place between Nanyue and ].<ref name="vietquoc" />
|-
| ] || || ] died. He was succeeded as king of Nanyue by his eldest son ].
|-
| ] || || ] ideas were introduced to Nanyue.<ref>Doh Chull Shin, p. 34</ref>
|-
| ] || || ] died. He was succeeded by his son ].
|-
| ] || || ], the prime minister of Nanyue and a ] ], killed ] and his ] mother Juishi after the latter agreed to full submission to the ] in order to preserve her authority in Nanyue. He declared Zhao Xing's elder brother ] king.
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ] || || '']'': ] forces invaded Nanyue. ] was captured in flight and executed. The '']'' of ] was organized on the territory of the defunct Nanyue and divided into the ] of Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Jiaozhi, Hepu, Zhuya, Taner, and ].<ref name=Han28>{{cite book|url=http://zh.wikisource.org/%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7028%E4%B8%8B|language=zh|title=Book of Han|last1=Ban Biao|author-link=Ban Biao|last2=Ban Gu|author-link2=Ban Gu|last3=Ban Zhao|author-link3=Ban Zhao|chapter=地理志|trans-chapter=Treatise on geography|volume=28|access-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514155159/http://zh.wikisource.org/%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7028%E4%B8%8B|archive-date=14 May 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Shi Dai was appointed its governor.
|-
| || ] launched a revolt against ] forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinhviendulich.net/2010/07/lich-su-viet-nam-chang-duong-tu-an-duong-vuong-den-trung-vuong-179-tcn-43/|title=カードローンRoom|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109142514/http://www.sinhviendulich.net/2010/07/lich-su-viet-nam-chang-duong-tu-an-duong-vuong-den-trung-vuong-179-tcn-43/|archive-date=9 January 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AlcWyYWwGN-4J%3Atainguyenso.vnu.edu.vn%2Fxmlui%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F123456789%2F9872%2FV%25C6%25B0%25C6%25A1ng%2520H%25C3%25B9ng.docx%3Fsequence%3D1+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiepmyY6X5XnJjU-nqH09-1--ANnqRDHTWQaPNQrs54ecW61a8naVWVUlt1Jzx9EnqkW7z1jZ1HlMg5gTFirlGVe0MqFL8gzEslA2oADK2uyGtDeGfZBDfEG7tRH42Ltb1T71WU&sig=AHIEtbSKlVjIN9sa3VvD2IprkNAOmDWjWg |title=Vương Hùng.docx |access-date=15 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407220247/https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AlcWyYWwGN-4J%3Atainguyenso.vnu.edu.vn%2Fxmlui%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F123456789%2F9872%2FV%25C6%25B0%25C6%25A1ng%2520H%25C3%25B9ng.docx%3Fsequence%3D1+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiepmyY6X5XnJjU-nqH09-1--ANnqRDHTWQaPNQrs54ecW61a8naVWVUlt1Jzx9EnqkW7z1jZ1HlMg5gTFirlGVe0MqFL8gzEslA2oADK2uyGtDeGfZBDfEG7tRH42Ltb1T71WU&sig=AHIEtbSKlVjIN9sa3VvD2IprkNAOmDWjWg |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tet.vinhphuc.gov.vn/ct/cms/chuyenmon/Lists/nhungnamthin/View_detail.aspx?ItemID=411 |title=111 BC: Uprising shakes the rule of the Triệu Dynasty |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614045308/http://tet.vinhphuc.gov.vn/ct/cms/chuyenmon/Lists/nhungnamthin/View_detail.aspx?ItemID=411 |archive-date=14 June 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| 110 <small>BC</small> || || ] was assassinated by his assistant Hoàng Đồng.<ref>Taylor, 1991, p. 29.</ref>
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| ] || || Shi Dai's rule of ] ended.
|43 || ] (40 - 43) || Han general ] crushed the Trưng sisters.<ref name="marines"/> ||
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| ] || || The ] of ] in ] was organized south of the ].<ref name=traces>{{cite web|url=http://khoalichsu.edu.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=337:bc-thuc-va-chng-bc-thuc-nhng-du-tich-vn-hoa-vt-cht-gsts-nguyn-quang-ngc&catid=25:bai-vit&Itemid=33|title=BẮC THUỘC VÀ CHỐNG BẮC THUỘC: NHỮNG DẤU TÍCH VĂN HÓA VẬT CHẤT (GS.TS NGUYỄN QUANG NGỌC)|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125924/http://khoalichsu.edu.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=337:bc-thuc-va-chng-bc-thuc-nhng-du-tich-vn-hoa-vt-cht-gsts-nguyn-quang-ngc&catid=25:bai-vit&Itemid=33|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Taylor2>Taylor, 1991, p. 30.</ref>

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== 1st century ==
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | ] || || Tích Quang became governor of ].
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| || A census in ] counted some hundred thousand households and nearly one million people.<ref>Taylor, 1991, p. 33.</ref>
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| ] || || Tích Quang's rule of ] ended.
|-
| ] || || Su Ding became governor of ].
|-
| ] || || Thi Sách was assassinated.
|-
| ] || || '']'': The ] launched a rebellion against ] authority in the ].<ref name="marines">{{Cite web |url=http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/Vietnam%20Study_1.pdf |title=Vietnam – a country study |access-date=19 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625004507/http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/Vietnam%20Study_1.pdf |archive-date=25 June 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| ] || || ''Trung sisters' rebellion'': the ] committed suicide by drowning themselves before The ] general ] could capture them.
|}

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|544 ||rowspan="4"| ] (544 - 548) ||rowspan="4"| || Lý Bí proclaimed himself ] and named the country Vạn Xuân.<ref>Việt sử Thông giám cương mục.</ref> || | 544 || February || Following his rebellion and expulsion of ] forces from ], ] was proclaimed emperor of Vạn Xuân.<ref>Việt sử Thông giám cương mục.</ref>
|- |-
|545 || Defeated by the ] army under ] at ] and at the estuary of the ], Lý Nam Đế fled to the Gia Ninh Citadel (in modern ]). || | 545 || Winter || The ] general ] launched a surprise attack on the Vạn Xuân capital ], forcing ] and the imperial administration to flee to the Gia Ninh Citadel in modern ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vietgle.vn/trithucviet/detail.aspx?pid=N0FDMjBEMEM&key=Th%C3%A0nh+Gia+Ninh&type=A0&stype=0|title=Cồ Việt- Tri Thức Việt|access-date=14 March 2015}}</ref>
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|546 || As the Gia Ninh Citadel collapsed, Lý Nam Đế retreated to ], reorganized his army and ceded his military authorities to General Triệu Quang Phục. || | 546 || || ] was forced to retreat to Khuất Lạo Cave, where he reorganized his army under the command of ].
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| 547 || || Vạn Xuân forces defended Dạ Trạch in modern ] from ] forces.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=635&Itemid=33 |title=547: Triệu Quan Phục stations troops at Dạ Trạch swamp |access-date=6 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619214132/http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=635&Itemid=33 |archive-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|547 || Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to defend Dạ Trạch swamp (]). ||
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 548 || February || ] ceded rule of Vạn Xuân to ] and his older brother ].
|548 ||rowspan="5"| ] (548 - 571) ||rowspan="3"| ] (548 - 555) || After the death of Lý Nam Đế in Khuất Lão Cave, Triệu Quang Phục proclaimed himself Triệu Việt Vương. Trần Bá Tiên besieged several times but failed to toppled him. ||
|- |-
| April || ] was assassinated in modern ].
|550 || Triệu Việt Vương defeated the Liang army and regained Vạn Xuân, building his capital at ]. || While Triệu Quang Phục led his forces against Trần Bá Tiên, Lý Thiên Bảo defended Dã Năng (now in Laos) and proclaimed himself Đào Lang Vương.<ref name="DV4"></ref>
|- |-
| 550 || || ] expelled ] forces from Vạn Xuân and reestablished the capital at ].
|555 || || Lý Phật Tử succeeded Đào Lang Vương in military dominance.
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| 555 || || ] died without heirs.
|557 ||rowspan="3"| ] (555 - 602) || || Lý Phật Tử moved his troops eastward clashing with Triệu Việt Vương but the two sides came up with a truce and created a boundary between their territories.
|- |-
| 557 || || ], ]'s cousin and claimant to the throne of Vạn Xuân, signed a truce with ] establishing a boundary between their two territories.
|571 || || Lý Phật Tử broke the truce and conquered an unpreparedness Triệu Việt Vương's domain. Lý Phật Tử now ruled the entire country and built the capital at Phong Châu.
|- |-
| 571 || || ] surprised and conquered ] and moved his capital to ].
|602 || || The ] army invaded Vạn Xuân forcing Later Lý Nam Đế to controversially decide to abdicate in exchange for peace and political stability in the region. ||
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| 602 || || '']'': ] conquered Vạn Xuân following a brief rebellion by ].
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| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 938 || || '']'': ] defeated the ] kingdom at the ] north of modern ] and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the ], founding the ].
| || ] (939 - 944) ||rowspan="2"| || ||
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| rowspan="4" valign="top" | 979 || || Emperor ] of Đại Cồ Việt was assassinated along with his ] Đinh Liễn by a minor palace official. His surviving son, the young ], succeeded him under the regency of the ] ].
| || ] (944 - 950) || ||
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| || ] declared himself ] of Đại Cồ Việt with the support of the ] ].
| || ] (950 - 965) || ] (951 - 954) || ||
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| || The ] ] and Đinh Điền attacked the Đại Cồ Việt capital ] in response to ]'s apparent usurpation.
| || ] (965 - 968):<br>], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] || || ||
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| || ] and Đinh Điền were executed.
| || ] (968 - 979) || ||
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 981 || || ] declared himself emperor at ].
| || ] (979 - 980) || ||
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| || '']'': Đại Cồ Việt forces defeated a ] invasion near ], forcing the Song fleet on the ] to withdraw.<ref name="marines"/>
|-
| || ], a poem celebrating the sovereignty of Đại Cồ Việt over its territory, was written.
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| 982 || || Đại Cồ Việt forces sacked the ] capital ].<ref name="marines"/>
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| 1005 || || ] died.
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| 1009 || || The imperial court acclaimed ] emperor of Đại Cồ Việt.
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| 1010 || Autumn || ] issued the ], an edict ordering the transfer of the capital from ] to ].
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| 1028 || || ]'s son ] became emperor of Đại Cồ Việt.
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| 1038 || || The ] ] ] launched a failed rebellion against ].
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| 1054 || || ] died. He was succeeded by his son ].
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| 1070 || || The ], a ] ], was constructed.
|981 ||rowspan="2"| ] (980 - 1005) || Lê Hoàn defeats a ] invasion.<ref name="marines"/> ||
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| 1072 || January || ] died. He was succeeded as emperor by his young son ], with the latter's mother ] and the ] ] acting as regents.
|982 || Lê armies invade ] and destroy its capital, ].<ref name="marines"/> ||
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1075 || || Minor officials were chosen by examination for the first time.<ref name="marines"/>
| || ] (1005) || ||
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| Autumn || '']'': Đại Cồ Việt invaded ] in response to a trade blockade.
| || ] (1005 - 1009) || ||
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| 1127 || 15 January || ] died.
| || ] (1009 - 1028) || rowspan="6"| || ||
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| || ] (1028 - 1054) || || | 1176 || || The young ] became emperor under the regency of ].
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| 1209 || || The general ] entered the capital, dethroned ] and installed his young son Lý Thẩm as emperor.<ref name="DV4">{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>
|1070 || ] (1054 - 1072) || ] founded.<ref name="afe"/> ||
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| 1226 || 11 January || ] was crowned emperor of Đại Việt.
|1075 || ] (1072 - 1127) || Minor officials chosen by examination for the first time.<ref name="marines"/> ||
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| 1258 || January || '']'': The ] invaded Đại Việt and conquered the capital at modern ]. ] fled to an island.
| || ] (1127 - 1138) || ||
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| 1278 || November || ] ceded the throne to his son ].
| || ] (1138 - 1175) || ||
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| 1282 || || The Bình Than Conference took place.
| || ] (1176 - 1210) || ] (1209) || ||
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| 1284 || || The Diên Hồng Conference took place.
| || ] (1211 - 1224) || ] (1214 - 1216) || ||
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| 1285 || || ''Mongol invasions of Vietnam'': The Đại Việt ] ] drew out and harassed a ] invasion force, forcing their retreat.<ref name="marines"/>
| || ] (1224 - 1225) || || ||
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| 1287 || || ''Mongol invasions of Vietnam'': The ] navy was destroyed, forcing the army, left without provisions, to begin its retreat from Đại Việt.<ref name="marines"/>
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| 1293 || 3 March || ] ceded the throne to his son ].
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|1258 || ] (1225 - 1258) || ].<ref name="marines"/> || | 1306 || || ]'s sister ] married the ] king ] in ].<ref name="afe"/>
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| 1341 || || The young ] was crowned emperor of Đại Việt under the regency of his father, the retired emperor ].
| || ] (1258 - 1278) || ||
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| 1360 || || ] launched several border attacks against Đại Việt.
|1285 || rowspan="2"| ] (1278 - 1293) || ]. Resistance led by ].<ref name="marines"/> ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1400 || || ] overthrew the Đại Việt emperor, enthroned himself, renamed the country Đại Ngu and moved the capital to the ].
|1288 || ].<ref name="marines"/> ||
|- |-
| || ] (1400–1407) began.<ref name="Kiernan2008">{{cite book |author=Ben Kiernan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bc30ytJmwzMC&pg=PA106 |title=Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur |date=1 October 2008 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-13793-4 |pages=106–}}</ref>
|1306 || ] (1293 - 1314) || Trần princess ] marries ] ruler ] in ]; ''marriage politics''.<ref name="afe"/> ||
|- |}

| || ] (1314 - 1329) || ||
== 15th century ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:6%" | Year || style="width:10%" | Date || Event
|- |-
| 1401 || || ] ceded the throne to his son ].
| || ] (1329 - 1341) || ||
|- |-
| 1406 || 19 November || '']'': ] forces captured the Đại Ngu capitals.
|1360 || ] (1341 - 1369) || || Wars against ] under ] (to 1390).<ref name="marines"/>
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1428 || || ] was declared emperor of an independent Đại Việt.
| || ] (1369 - 1370) || ||
|- |-
| || The '']'' was published, affirming that Đại Việt was independent from and equal to China.
| || ] (1370 - 1372) || ||
|- |-
| || ] (1372 - 1377) || || | 1460 || || ] was crowned emperor of Đại Việt.
|- |-
| 1479 || || The ], an official history of Đại Việt, was completed.
| || ] (1377 - 1388) || ||
|- |-
| 1483 || || The Hồng Đức legal code was promulgated.<ref name="marines"/>
| || ] (1388 - 1398) || ||
|- |-
| 1497 || 30 January || ] died.
| || ] (1398 - 1400) || ||
|} |}


==]== == 16th century ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5"
|width="auto" bgcolor="#CF3476" | '''Date''' ! style="width:6%" | Year || style="width:10%" | Date || Event
|width="auto" bgcolor="#CF3476" | '''Ruler'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#CF3476" | '''Events'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#CF3476" | '''Other people/events'''
|- |-
| 1509 || || ] assassinated his cousin, the tyrant ], and replaced him as emperor '''Lê Tương Dực'''.
| || ] (1400) || ||
|- |-
| 1511 || || The Trần Tuân Uprising took place.
| || ] (1401 - 1407) || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1516 || || '']'': ], a ] of Đại Việt who identified himself as an incarnation of ], launched a revolt against the government.
|-
| || Portuguese seafarers arrived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.localhistories.org/viethist.html|title=A Brief History of Vietnam|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316032815/http://localhistories.org/viethist.html|archive-date=16 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| || ] was murdered in the capital by a group of palace guards.
|} |}


== 17th century ==
==]==


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== 18th century ==
==]==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5"
|width="auto" bgcolor="#E4D96F" | '''Date''' ! style="width:6%" | Year || style="width:10%" | Date || Event
|-
|width="auto" bgcolor="#E4D96F" | '''Ruler'''
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1778 || || The forces of the ] took Gia Định in modern ] and massacred the ], the ''de facto'' rulers of southern Đại Việt, sparing only the young ].<ref name="marines"/>
|width="auto" bgcolor="#E4D96F" | '''Ruler'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#E4D96F" | '''Events'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#E4D96F" | '''Other people/events'''
|- |-
| || ] proclaimed himself emperor of Đại Việt with his capital at ].
|1428 || ] (1428 - 1433) || rowspan="10"| || The country once again named Đại Việt.<ref name="marines"/> ||
|- |-
| 1783 || || ] fled the country.
| || ] (1433 - 1442) || ||
|- |-
| 1785 || 20 January || '']'': Đại Việt forces under a banner of truce surprised and destroyed a ] force, then invading with the intention of installing ] on the throne, on the ] in modern ].
| || ] (1442 - 1459) || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1786 || || The Phú Xuân Campaign (1786) took place.
| || ] (1459 - 1460) || ||
|- |-
| || The Thăng Long Campaign took place.
|1483 || ] (1460 - 1497) || Hồng Đức legal code promulgated.<ref name="marines"/> ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1787 || || The Nguyễn Nhạc-Nguyễn Huệ split occurred.
| || ] (1497 - 1504) || ||
|- |-
| 21 November || The ] priest ] signed the ] on behalf of ]. The French government agreed to support the latter in taking the throne of Đại Việt in exchange for ] and exclusive trading rights.
| || ] (1504) || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1788 || October || '']'': ] forces invaded Đại Việt in support of the deposed emperor ].
| || ] (1504 - 1509) || ||
|- |-
| || ]'s younger brother ] proclaimed himself emperor of Đại Việt. Nguyễn Văn Nhạc relinquished the title, taking that of king instead.
| || ] (1509 - 1516) || ||
|- |-
| || ] conquered Gia Định in modern ].
| || ] (1516) || ||
|- |-
| 1790 || || The Battle of Bình Thuận took place.
| || rowspan="2"| ] (1516 - 1522) || ] (1518 - 1519) || ||
|- |-
| 1792 || || ] died, probably from a stroke. He was succeeded by his young son ].
| || ] (1519) || ||
|- |-
| 1800 || || The Siege of Quy Nhơn took place.
| || ] (1522 - 1527) || || ||
|} |}


== 19th century ==
==]==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5"
|width="auto" bgcolor="#ED1C24" | '''Date''' ! style="width:6%" | Year || style="width:10%" | Date || Event
|width="auto" bgcolor="#ED1C24" | '''Ruler'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#ED1C24" | '''Ruler'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#ED1C24" | '''Events'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#ED1C24" | '''Other people/events'''
|- |-
| 1801 || || ].
| || ] (1527 - 1530) || rowspan="3"| || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="4" valign="top" | 1802 || || ]
| || ] (1530 - 1540) || ||
|- |-
| || The Nguyễn defeat last of Tây Sơn forces.
| || ] (1540 - 1546) || ||
|- |-
| || Capital moved to ].<ref name="afe"/>
| || ] (1546 - 1561) || ] || ||
|- |-
| || ] died, ] became ruler of Vietnam.
| || ] (1562 - 1592) || || ||
|- |-
|1806
| || ] (1592 - 1593) || ] (1592 - 1593) || ||
|
|] (Random Record of Great Changes) is finalized.
|- |-
| 1809 || || ] completes '']''.
| || ] (1592 - 1625) || rowspan="3"| || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1815 || || ] enforced.
| || ] (1623 - 1638) || ||
|- |-
| || ] (1638 - 1677) || || | || ] (1802–1820) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|-
| valign="top" | 1820 || || ] (1820–1841) became ruler of Vietnam.
|-
|1825
|
|].<ref>''Lịch sử chế độ phong kiến'', Vol. 3, pp. 505–506.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1833 || || ].
|-
| || ] ].
|-
| || ] (1820–1841) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1845 || || ] (1841–1847) became ruler of Vietnam.
|-
| || ] lands in ] as a company of ] moves overland to ] and rescues a French Bishop who had been captured by the Vietnamese.<ref name="leadup">{{cite web|url=http://www.ichiban1.org/html/history/bc_1964_prewar/pre_colonialism_1427_1893.htm|title=Leadup to French Colonization|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328080923/http://www.ichiban1.org/html/history/bc_1964_prewar/pre_colonialism_1427_1893.htm|archive-date=28 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1847 || || French ] in response to persecution of ] missionaries.<ref name="leadup"/>
|-
| || ] (1841–1847) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1854 || || ] (1847–1883) became ruler of Vietnam.
|-
| || ].
|-
| 1858 || || ].
|-
| 1859 || || ].
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1861 || || ]
|-
| || ].
|-
| 1862 || || ].
|-
| 1867 || || The French establishes the colony of ].
|-
| 1883 || || ] (1847–1883) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top" | 1885 || || Ruler: ] (1884–1885)
|-
| || ]. Hàm Nghi leads resistance.<ref name="vietimports"> {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130412032414/http://viet-imports.com/vietnam.asp?doc=chronology |date=12 April 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| || ] (1885–1889) became ruler of Vietnam.
|-
| || ].
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1888 || || Hàm Nghi captured and exiled to ].<ref name="vietimports" />
|-
| || ] (1885–1889) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|} |}


== 20th century ==
==]==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"

! style="width:6%" | Year || style="width:10%" | Date || Event
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==]==
{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5"
|width="auto" bgcolor="#C09999" | '''Date'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#C09999" | '''Ruler'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#C09999" | '''Ruler'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#C09999" | '''Events'''
|width="auto" bgcolor="#C09999" | '''Other people/events'''
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1904 || || Ruler: ] (1889–1907)
|1778 || rowspan="9"| ] (1778 - 1793) || rowspan="5"| || Most of Nguyễn clan annihilated by the Tây Sơn.<ref name="marines"/> ]'s loyalists retake ]. || Thái Đức sets up the capital at ].
|- |-
| || ].
|1783 || Nguyễn Ánh flees the country. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1917 || || Ruler: ] (1916–1925)
|1785 || ]. ||
|- |-
| || ].
|1786 || ]. || ].
|- |-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1930 || || ] (1925–1945) became ruler of Vietnam.
|1787 || ]. || French missionary ] persuades French court to assist in restoration of the Nguyễn.<ref name="marines"/> ].
|- |-
| || ].
|1788 || rowspan="4"| ] (1788 - 1792) || Nguyễn Ánh retakes Gia Định. ||
|- |-
| 3 February || ] (CPV) is the founding and ruling communist party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
|1789 || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1945 || 16–30 August|| ].
|1790 || ]. ||
|- |-
| August|| ] (1925–1945) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|1792 || ]. ||
|- |-
| __ Sept. || After the close of hostilities in WWII, 200,000 Chinese troops under General Lu Han sent by Chiang Kai-shek entered northern Indochina north of the 16th parallel to accept the surrender of Japanese occupying forces, based on instructions by General ].
|1800 || rowspan="3"| ] (1792 - 1802) || rowspan="3"| || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" | 1954 || 13 March || '']'': French troops begin the battle against the ] in Dien Bien Phu.
|1801 || ]. ||
|- |-
|1802 || ] || The Nguyễn defeat last of Tây Sơn forces. | 23 March || ''Battle of Dien Bien Phu'': the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu. The remaining French Army units there are partially isolated.
|} |-
| 26 April || An ] on Korea and Indo-China opens in Geneva.
|-
| 7 May || ''Battle of Dien Bien Phu'' ends in a French defeat.
|-
| 21 July || The Geneva Conference sends French forces to the south, and Vietnamese forces to the north, of a ceasefire line, and calls for elections to decide the government for all of Vietnam by July 1956. Failure to abide by the terms of the agreement leads to the establishment de facto of regimes of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, and the Vietnam War.
|-
| 1 August || The ] ends with the ] in ], the ] in ], the ] in ], and the ] in ], emerging victorious against the French Army.
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1955 || 26 October || ] proclaims Vietnam to be a republic with himself as its President (following the State of Vietnam referendum on 23 October) and forms the ].
|-
| 1 November || The ] begins between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam; the north is allied with the Viet Cong.
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 1959 || 26 September || First large unit action of the Vietnam War takes place, when two companies of the ARVN 23d Division are ambushed by a well-organized Viet Cong force of several hundred, identified as the "2d Liberation Battalion".
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 1960 || 6 March || Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1961 || 18 November || Vietnam War: U.S. President ] sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
|-
| 11 December || The American involvement in the Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon along with 400 U.S. personnel.
|-
| rowspan="8" valign="top" | 1963 || 2 January || Vietnam War: The ] win their first major victory in the ].
|-
| 8 May || ]: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam opens fire on Buddhists who defy a ban on the flying of the ] on ], the birthday of ], killing 9. Earlier, President Ngô Đình Diệm allowed the flying of the ] in honour of his brother, Archbishop ], triggering the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
|-
| 3 June || ]: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam rains liquid chemicals on the heads of Buddhist protestors, injuring 67 people. The United States threatens to cut off aid to the regime of Ngô Đình Diệm.
|-
| 11 June || ], Vietnamese Buddhist monk (suicide).
|-
| 7 July || ]: Secret police loyal to ], brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, attack American journalists including ] and ] at a demonstration during the ] in South Vietnam.
|-
| 21 August || ]: The ] loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, vandalise Buddhist pagodas across South Vietnam, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. In the wake of the raids, the ] by ] orders the ] to explore alternative leadership in the country, opening the way towards a coup against Diệm.
|-
| 2 November || ]: Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, the South Vietnamese President.
|-
| 6 November || 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état: Coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over as leader of South Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="9" valign="top" | 1964 || 30 January || General ] leads a bloodless military coup d'état, replacing ] as Prime Minister of South Vietnam.
|-
| 2 May || Vietnam War: ] – An explosion caused by Viet Cong commandos causes carrier USNS Card to sink in the port of ].
|-
| 19 July || Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.
|-
| 20 July || Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack a provincial capital, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which are children).
|-
| 27 July || Vietnam War: The U.S. sends 5,000 more military advisers to South Vietnam, bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
|-
| 2 August || Vietnam War: United States destroyer Maddox is attacked in the ]. Air support from the carrier USS Ticonderoga sinks one gunboat, while the other two leave the battle.
|-
| 5 August || Vietnam War: ] – Aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
|-
| 7 August || Vietnam War: The United States Congress passes the ], giving U.S. President ] broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.
|-
| 16 August || Vietnam War: In a coup, General Nguyễn Khánh replaces Dương Văn Minh as South Vietnam's chief of state and establishes a new constitution, drafted partly by the U.S. Embassy.
|-
| rowspan="15" |1965
|
|Vietnam War: ] sent 200 pilots to Vietnam.
|-
| 2 March || Vietnam War: ] – The ] ], ] and ] begin a 3½-year aerial bombardment campaign against ].
|-
| 8 March || Vietnam War: Some 3,500 United States Marines arrive in Da Nang, South Vietnam, becoming the first American ground combat troops in Vietnam.
|-
| 29 April || Australia announces that it is sending an ] to support the ] government.
|-
| 10 June || Vietnam War – ]: About 1,500 Viet Cong mount a mortar attack on ], overrunning its military headquarters and the adjoining militia compound.
|-
| 24 July || Vietnam War: Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi are targeted by antiaircraft missiles, in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other 3 sustain damage.
|-
| 28 July || Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000, and to more than double the number of men drafted per month - from 17,000 to 35,000.
|-
| 18 August || Vietnam War – ]: 5,500 United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in Quảng Ngãi Province, in the first major American ground battle of the war. The Marines were tipped-off by a Viet Cong deserter who said that there was an attack planned against the U.S. base at Chu Lai.
|-
| 20 September || Vietnam War: An USAF F-104 Starfighter piloted by Captain Philip Eldon Smith is shot down by a Chinese MiG-19 Farmer. The pilot is held until 15 March 1973.
|-
| 9 October || A brigade of South Korean soldiers arrive in South Vietnam.
|-
| 30 October || Vietnam War: Near Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. A sketch of Marine positions is found on the dead body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before.
|-
| 8 November || Vietnam War – ]: The United States Army 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong.
|-
| 14 November || Vietnam War – ]: In the Ia Drang Valley of the Central Highlands in Vietnam, the first major engagement of the war between regular United States and North Vietnamese forces begins.
|-
| 28 November || Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippines President-elect ] announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
|-
| 21 December || The ] announces that it has shipped rockets to North Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="10" valign="top" | 1966 || 15 May || The South Vietnamese army besieges Da Nang.
|-
| 29 June || Vietnam War: U.S. planes begin bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
|-
| 4 July || North Vietnam declares general ].
|-
| 7 July || A ] conference ends with a promise to support North Vietnam.
|-
| 24 July || A USAF F-4C Phantom #63-7599 was shot down by a North Vietnamese SAM-2 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Hanoi, in the first loss of a US aircraft to a Vietnamese SAM in the Vietnam War.
|-
| 18 August || Vietnam War – ]: D Company, 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, meets and defeats a Viet Cong force estimated to be four times larger, in Phuoc Tuy Province, Republic of Vietnam.
|-
| 16 September || In South Vietnam, ] ends a 100-day hunger strike.
|-
| 9 October || Vietnam War: ].
|-
| 24 October || Negotiations about the Vietnam War begin in Manila, Philippines.
|-
| 6 December || Vietnam War: ].
|-
| rowspan="10" valign="top" | 1967 || 6 January || Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch ] in the ].
|-
| 8 January || Vietnam War: ] starts.
|-
| 7 August || Vietnam War: The People's Republic of China agrees to give North Vietnam an undisclosed amount of aid in the form of a grant.
|-
| 21 August || Two U.S. Navy jets stray into the airspace of the People's Republic of China following an attack on a target in North Vietnam and are shot down. Lt. ], the only survivor, is captured alive and will be held prisoner by China until 1973.
|-
| 3 September || ] is elected President of South Vietnam.
|-
| 4–15 September || Vietnam War – ]: The United States Marines launch a search and destroy mission in Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín provinces. The ensuing 4-day battle in Que Son Valley kills 114 Americans and 376 North Vietnamese.
|-
| 17 October || Vietnam War: The ] takes place.
|-
| 26 October || U.S. Navy pilot ] is shot down over North Vietnam and taken prisoner. His capture is confirmed two days later, and he remains a prisoner of war for more than five years.
|-
| 3–23 November || Vietnam War – ]: Around Đắk Tô (located about 280 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border), heavy casualties are suffered on both sides; U.S. troops narrowly win the battle on 22 November.
|-
| 4 December || Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta (235 of the 300-strong Viet Cong battalion are killed).
|-
| rowspan="16" valign="top" | 1968 || 21 January || Vietnam War – ]: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on 9 July.<ref>''B5-T8 in 48QXD, : the Secret Official History of the North Vietnamese Army of the Siege at Khe Sanh, Vietnam, Spring, 1968,'' translations by Sedgewick Tourison, edited by Ray Stubbe (Wauwatosa, WI: Khe Sanh Veterans, Inc., 2006), p. 87.</ref>
|-
| 30 January || Vietnam War: The ] begins, as Viet Cong forces launch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam.
|-
| 1 February || Vietnam War: A Viet Cong officer named ] is executed by ], a South Vietnamese National Police Chief. The event is photographed by ]. The photo makes headlines around the world, eventually winning the ], and sways U.S. public opinion against the war.
|-
| 12 February || Vietnam War: ].
|-
| 24 February || Vietnam War: The ] is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Huế.
|-
| 25 February || Vietnam War: ].
|-
|1–30 March
|Vietnam War: ].
|-
| 7 March || Vietnam War: The ] ends.
|-
| 10–11 March || Vietnam War: ], the largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during the (at this time) secret war later known as the ].
|-
| 16 March || Vietnam War – ]: American troops kill scores of civilians. The story will first become public in November 1969 and will help undermine public support for the U.S. efforts in Vietnam.
|-
|30 March
|Vietnam War: ] starts.
|-
| 26 July || Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader ] is sentenced to 5 years hard labor, for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
|-
| 23 September || Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive comes to an end in South Vietnam.
|-
| 8 October || Vietnam War – ]: United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
|-
| 31 October || Vietnam War: Citing progress in the Paris peace talks, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective 1 November.
|-
| 15 November || Vietnam War: ] is initiated to interdict men and supplies on the ], through Laos into South Vietnam. By the end of the operation, 3 million tons of bombs are dropped on Laos, slowing but not seriously disrupting trail operations.
|-
| rowspan="5" valign="top" | 1969 || 13–20 May || The ], also known as ], begins during the Vietnam War.
|-
| 8 June || U.S. President ] and South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu meet at ]. Nixon announces that 25,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn by September.
|-
| 8 July || Vietnam War: The very first U.S. troop withdrawals are made.
|-
| 25 July || Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the ], stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This starts the "Vietnamization" of the war.
|-
| 2 September || ], the president of the North Vietnam, dies at the age of 79.
|-
| rowspan="5" valign="top" | 1970 || 5 September || Vietnam War – ]: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province (the operation ends in October 1971).
|-
| 12 October || Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
|-
| 30 October || In Vietnam, the worst ] to hit the area in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.
|-
| 4 November || Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The United States turns control of the air base in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.
|-
| 21 November || Vietnam War – ]: A joint Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to free American POWs thought to be held there (no Americans are killed, but the prisoners have already moved to another camp; all U.S. POWs are moved to a handful of central prison complexes as a result of this raid).
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top" | 1971 || 13 February || Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
|-
| 18 August || Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
|-
| 29 October || ] – ]: The total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January 1966).
|-
| 12 November || Vietnam War – Vietnamization: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon sets 1 February 1972, as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="11" valign="top" | 1972 || 24 February || North Vietnamese negotiators walk out of the Paris Peace Talks to protest U.S. air raids.
|-
| 30 March || Vietnam War: The ] begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam (ends in October 1972)
|-
| 16 April || Vietnam War – ]: Prompted by the North Vietnamese offensive, the United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong.
|-
| 8 May || U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the mining of Haiphong Harbor in Vietnam.
|-
| 10 May || ] and ] begin with large-scale bombing operations against North Vietnam by tactical fighter aircraft.
|-
| 8 June || Vietnam War: ] photographer ] takes his ]-winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old ] running down a road after being burned by ].
|-
| || U.S. actress ] tours North Vietnam, during which she is photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun.
|-
| 26 October || Following a visit to South Vietnam, U.S. National Security Advisor ] suggests that "peace is at hand."
|-
| 11 November || Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.
|-
| 22 November || Vietnam War: The United States loses its first ] of the war.
|-
| 25 December || The Christmas bombing of North Vietnam causes widespread criticism of the U.S. and President Richard Nixon.
|-
| rowspan="4" valign="top" | 1973 || 15 January || Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
|-
| 27 January || U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the ].
|-
| 29 March || The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.
|-
| 15 August || The U.S. bombing of Cambodia ends, officially halting 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia according to the Case–Church Amendment-an act that prohibites military operations in Laos, Cambodia, and North and South Vietnam as a follow-up of the Paris Peace Accords.
|-
|1974
|19 January
|Vietnam War: The ] between ] and ]. This is the most famous and the only major battle involve China in Vietnam War.
|-
| rowspan="8" valign="top" | 1975 || 20 January || In ], North Vietnam, the ] approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam.
|-
| 10 March || Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack ], ], on their way to capturing ].
|-
| 13 March || Vietnam War: South Vietnam President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu orders the ] evacuated. This turns into a mass exodus involving troops and civilians (the ''Convoy of Tears'').
|-
| 4 April || Vietnam War: The first military Operation Babylift flight, C5A 80218, crashes 27 minutes after takeoff, killing 138 on board; 176 survive the crash.
|-
| 25 April || Vietnam War: As North Vietnamese Army forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost 10 years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
|-
| 29 April || Vietnam War:


* ] – Americans and their allies are evacuated from South Vietnam by helicopter.
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* North Vietnam concludes its ] by capturing all of the Spratly Islands that were being held by South Vietnam.
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| 30 April || The Vietnam War ends with the ]: The Vietnam War concludes as Communist forces from North Vietnam take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuation of the remaining American troops and South Vietnam civilians. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally and is replaced with the temporary Provisional Government.
|1802 || rowspan="2"| ] (1802 - 1820) || Capital moved to ].<ref name="afe"/> ||
|- |-
| 1 May || The Cold War between Cambodia and Vietnam begins, which eventually leads to the ].
|1809 || ] completes '']''. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1976 || || ] (1976–1980) became ruler of Vietnam.
|1821 || rowspan="2"| ] (1820 - 1841) || ].<ref>''Lịch sử chế độ phong kiến'', Vol. 3, pp. 505&ndash;506.</ref> ||
|- |-
| || The National Assembly proclaims unification of the country as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.<ref name="marines"/>
|1833 || ]. || ] ].
|- |-
| || ]. The Vietnamese Workers Party renamed the Vietnam Communist Party.<ref name="marines"/>
|1845 || rowspan="2"| ] (1841 - 1847) || ] lands in ] as a company of ] moves overland to ] and rescues a French Bishop who had been captured by the Vietnamese.<ref name="leadup"></ref> ||
|- |-
|1847 || French ] in response to persecution of ] missionaries.<ref name="leadup"/> || | 1977 || || Admittance to United Nations.<ref name="marines"/>
|- |-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1978 || || Admittance to the ].<ref name="marines"/>
|1854 || rowspan="4"| ] (1847 - 1883) || ]. ||
|- |-
| || 25-year "Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" with the ].<ref name="marines"/>
|1858 || ]. ||
|- |-
| 25 December || Vietnam launches a major offensive against the ] of ].
|1861 || ] || ].
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |1979
|1862 || ] ||
| 17 February || The ] invades northern Vietnam, launching the ]. The war ended with no border changes on 16 March.
|- |-
| || ] (1883) || || | || ] (1976–1980) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|- |-
| 1980 || || Ruler: ] (1980–1981)
| || ] (1883) || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1982 || || ], Chairman of the State Council (1981–1987) became ruler of Vietnam.
| || ] (1883 - 1884) || ||
|- |-
| March|| ].<ref name="marines"/>
|1885 || ] (1884 - 1885) || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1986 || December|| ].<ref name="marines"/>
|1885 || ] (1885 - 1889) || ]. ||
|- |-
| || ], Chairman of the State Council (1981–1987) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|1904 || ] (1889 - 1907) || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1988 || || ], Chairman of the State Council (1987–1992) became ruler of Vietnam.
| || ] (1907 - 1916) || ||
|- |-
| March|| ].
|1917 || ] (1916 - 1925) || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1991 || June|| ].
|1930 || rowspan="2"| ] (1925 - 1945) || ]. ||
|- |-
| || ], Chairman of the State Council (1987–1992) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|1945 || ]. ||
|-
| || ] ends the existence of the Soviet Union and aid throughout Vietnam.
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1995 || || ] (1992–1997) became ruler of Vietnam.
|-
| 28 July|| Admittance to ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASEAN Member States |url=https://asean.org/member-states/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=asean.org}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1996 || || ].
|-
| || ] (1992–1997) ended his rule of Vietnam.
|} |}
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| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2001
|1976 || rowspan="3"| ] (1976 - 1980) || The National Assembly proclaims official unification of Vietnam as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.<ref name="marines"/> || ]. The Vietnamese Workers Party renamed the Vietnam Communist Party.<ref name="marines"/>
| April || ].
|- |-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2002
|1977 || Vietnam admitted to ].<ref name="marines"/> ||
| || President ] starts his second term.
|- |-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2006 || April || ].
|1978 || Vietnam admitted to membership in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (]).<ref name="marines"/> || 25-year "Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" with the ].<ref name="marines"/>
|- |-
| || ] (1997–2006) resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by ].
| || ] (1980 - 1981) || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2007
|1982 || rowspan="2"| ] (1981 - 1987) || ].<ref name="marines"/> ||
| || Admittance to ].
|- |-
|1986 || ].<ref name="marines"/> || | rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2011 || January || ].
|- |-
| || President ] (2006–2011) ends his term, replaced by ].
|1991 || ] (1987 - 1992) || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2013 || || Amendment of Constitution. Democratic recommendations are ignored by the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Vietnam, weary apparatchiks launch quiet revolution |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-politics-idUSBRE9AR0QO20131128 |website=Reuters |date=28 November 2013}}</ref> The new constitution comes into effect on the first day of next year.
|1996 || ] (1992 - 1997) || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2014 || May–July || ]: Tensions arises from the Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation moving its ] oil platform to waters near the disputed ], resulting in ] across Vietnam.
|2001 || rowspan="2"| ] (1997 - 2006) || ]. ||
|- |-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2015 || 1 January || Vietnam’s new marriage law goes into effect. Same-sex marriages are no longer prohibited, but are not recognized as being legally valid.
|2006 || ]. ||
|- |-
|2011 || ] (2006 - 2011) || ]. || ].<ref></ref> | rowspan="3" valign="top" | 2016 || January || ].
|-
| || President ] (2011–2016) ends his term, replaced by ].
|- |-
| April–July || ].
| || ] (2011–present) || ||
|- |-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2020 || || First year of the ].
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2021 || January || ]. Unprecedented third term of the CPV General Secretary ] starts.
|-
| || The COVID-19 situations worsen significantly, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City.
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2022 || || ], 'Rescue flights' scandal, and other corporate scandals are exposed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Những đại án rúng động dư luận năm 2022 |url=https://dantri.com.vn/phap-luat/nhung-dai-an-rung-dong-du-luan-nam-2022-20221215130649046.htm |website=Báo Dân trí}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" valign="top" | 2023 || January|| ] resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by ].
|-
| rowspan="4" |2024
|
|Trial of ] and Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 April 2024 |title=Vietnam tycoon gets death sentence in $12-bln fraud case |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-tycoon-sentenced-death-12-billion-fraud-case-state-media-reports-2024-04-11/ |access-date=11 April 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref>
|-
|March
|] resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by ].
|-
|July
|CPV General Secretary ] dies in his third term. ] succeeds.
|-
|October
|] resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by ].
|} |}


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*McCrum, Mark (2008). ''Going Dutch in Beijing: How to Behave Properly When Far Away from Home''. Macmillan.
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This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory / Millennia: 3rd BC · 2nd BC–1st BC · 1st–2nd · 3rd

Prehistoric Vietnam

Year Event
25000 BC The Soi Nhụ culture appeared.
23000 BC The Ngườm culture appeared.
20000 BC The Sơn Vi culture appeared in modern Lâm Thao district.
12000 BC Hoabinhian artifacts began to be produced in Northern Vietnam.
10000 BC The Bắc Sơn culture appeared.
8000 BC The Quỳnh Văn culture appeared.
5000 BC The Cái Bèo culture appeared.
4000 BC The first rice cultivation of which evidence survives in modern Vietnam took place.
The Đa Bút culture appeared in what is now Vĩnh Lộc district.
3500 BC Wet rice was cultivated in the Red River Delta.

Centuries: 30th BC · 29th BC · 28th BC · 27th BC · 26th BC · 25th BC · 24th BC · 23rd BC · 22nd BC · 21st BC

30th century BC

Year Date Event
2919 BC Kinh Dương Vương, a legendary ancient Vietnamese figure, was born in Ancient China.

29th century BC

Year Date Event
2879 BC Kinh Dương Vương unified all vassal states in his territory into the single state of Xích Quỷ, which he ruled as Hùng king from the capital at Phong Châu. He also sponsored the development of martial arts in Xích Quỷ at the time.

28th century BC

Year Date Event
2793 BC Kinh Dương Vương was succeeded as Hùng king of Xích Quỷ, since renamed Văn Lang, by his son Lạc Long Quân.

27th century BC

Year Date Event
2637 BC The lunar calendar came into use in Văn Lang.

26th century BC

Year Date Event
2524 BC The first Hùng king of the Cấn line came to power in Văn Lang.

25th century BC

Year Date Event
2500 BC The Hùng king ordered an increase in rice cultivation.

24th century BC

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23rd century BC

Year Date Event
2253 BC The last Hùng king of the Cấn line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
2252 BC The first Hùng king of the Chấn line came to power in Văn Lang.

22nd century BC

Year Date Event
2200 BC The earliest surviving artifacts indicating use of the Vietnamese calendar appeared.

21st century BC

Centuries: 20th BC · 19th BC · 18th BC · 17th BC · 16th BC · 15th BC · 14th BC · 13th BC · 12th BC · 11th BC · 10th BC · 9th BC · 8th BC · 7th BC · 6th BC · 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC

20th century BC

Year Date Event
2000 BC The Phùng Nguyên culture appeared.
1913 BC The last Hùng king of the Chấn line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
1912 BC The first Hùng king of the Tốn line came to power in Văn Lang.

19th century BC

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17th century BC

Year Date Event
1700 BC Burial rituals and tomb building came into practice.
1631 BC The first Hùng king of the Khôn line came to power in Văn Lang.

16th century BC

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15th century BC

Year Date Event
1500 BC The Đồng Đậu culture appeared.
A sophisticated agricultural society developed on the Vietnamese coast.
1432 BC The last Hùng king of the Khôn line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
1431 BC The first Hùng king of the Đoài line came to power in Văn Lang.

14th century BC

Year Date Event
1331 BC The first Hùng king of the Giáp line came to power in Văn Lang.

13th century BC

Year Date Event
1251 BC The first Hùng king of the Ất line came to power in Văn Lang.

12th century BC

Year Date Event
1200 BC The Lạc Việt discovered bronze casting.
Irrigation was first used in rice cultivation in the plains of the Ma and Red Rivers.
1162 BC The last Hùng king of the Ất line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
1161 BC The first Hùng king of the Bính line came to power in Văn Lang.

11th century BC

Year Date Event
1100 BC The Gò Mun culture appeared.
1055 BC The last Hùng king of the Bính line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
1054 BC The first Hùng king of the Đinh line came to power in Văn Lang.

10th century BC

Year Date Event
1000 BC The Đông Sơn culture appeared in the valley of the Red River.
Copper casting began to be used in Văn Lang in the manufacture of brass tools, weapons, and ornaments.
The population of Văn Lang reached one million.
The Lạc Việt developed observational astronomy.
969 BC The last Hùng king of the Đinh line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
968 BC The first Hùng king of the Mậu line came to power in Văn Lang.

9th century BC

Year Date Event
853 BC The first Hùng king of the Kỷ line came to power in Văn Lang.

8th century BC

Year Date Event
754 BC The first Hùng king of the Canh line came to power in Văn Lang.

7th century BC

Year Date Event
700 BC Refugees from the increasingly fragile Zhou dynasty began to arrive in the Red River Delta.
661 BC The last Hùng king of the Canh line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
660 BC The first Hùng king of the Tân line came to power in Văn Lang.

6th century BC

Year Date Event
600 BC The metallurgical style unique to the Đông Sơn drums was invented.
An elaborate system of canals and dikes was invented which made possible the tidal irrigation of rice fields.
569 BC The last Hùng king of the Tân line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
568 BC The first Hùng king of the Nhâm line came to power in Văn Lang.

5th century BC

Year Date Event
500 BC The earliest artifacts suggesting the celebration of Tết appeared.
470 BC King Goujian of Yue sent messengers to Văn Lang demanding submission.
The last Hùng king of the Nhâm line ended his rule of Văn Lang.
408 BC Hùng Duệ Vương became Hùng king of Văn Lang.

4th century BC

Year Date Event
400 BC A mass migration of refugees to the Red River Delta took place due to the ongoing collapse of the Zhou dynasty.

3rd century BC

Year Date Event
300 BC Buddhist missionaries from Maurya Empire arrived in Văn Lang.
The Âu Việt settled across the northern border of Văn Lang and opened trade relations with the Lạc Việt.
257 BC Thục Phán, ruler of the Âu Việt, invaded and conquered Văn Lang. He renamed the country Âu Lạc and took the regnal name An Dương Vương, ruling as king from Cổ Loa Citadel.
250 BC The Hùng Temple was built.
210 BC The Battle of Tiên Du took place.
207 BC The Qin general Zhao Tuo captured Cổ Loa Citadel. An Dương Vương fled and later committed suicide.
Zhao Tuo divided the territory under his control into the commanderies of Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen.
206 BC The warlord Xiang Yu led an army into the Qin capital Xianyang, burned the Epang Palace and killed the Qin emperor Ziying and the royal family.
203 BC Zhao Tuo declared himself king of Nanyue, with his capital in modern Panyu, Guangzhou.
Nanyue conquered Guilin.

2nd century BC

Year Date Event
198 BC Two delegates were assigned to oversee the affairs of Jiaozhi and Jiuzhen.
196 BC The Han official Lu Jia gave Zhao Tuo a seal recognizing him as king of Nanyue in exchange for his nominal submission to the Han emperor.
183 BC Empress Lü, the Han empress dowager and regent for her grandson Emperor Houshao of Han, ordered a trade blockade of Nanyue.
Zhao Tuo sacked the Han capital Chang'an.
The nearby polities of Minyue, Yelang and Tongshi declared their allegiance to Nanyue.
181 BC A punitive Han invasion of Nanyue stalled after much of the invading army fell to illness.
180 BC Lü Zhi died. Nanyue conquered some Han territory near the border.
179 BC In exchange for the restoration of his family in modern Zhengding County and the withdrawal of Han forces from the Nanyue border, Zhao Tuo renounced the title emperor and pledged submission to the Han dynasty.
Luy Lẩu was founded.
Zhao Tuo died. He was succeeded as king of Nanyue by his grandson Zhao Mo.
135 BC A border war took place between Nanyue and Minyue.
122 BC Zhao Mo died. He was succeeded as king of Nanyue by his eldest son Zhao Yingqi.
118 BC Confucian ideas were introduced to Nanyue.
115 BC Zhao Yingqi died. He was succeeded by his son Zhao Xing.
112 BC Lü Jia, the prime minister of Nanyue and a Lạc Việt chief, killed Zhao Xing and his Han Chinese mother Juishi after the latter agreed to full submission to the Han dynasty in order to preserve her authority in Nanyue. He declared Zhao Xing's elder brother Zhao Jiande king.
111 BC Han conquest of Nanyue: Han forces invaded Nanyue. Zhao Jiande was captured in flight and executed. The zhou of Jiaozhou was organized on the territory of the defunct Nanyue and divided into the commanderies of Nanhai, Cangwu, Yulin, Jiaozhi, Hepu, Zhuya, Taner, and Jiuzhen. Shi Dai was appointed its governor.
Tây Vu Vương launched a revolt against Han forces.
110 BC Tây Vu Vương was assassinated by his assistant Hoàng Đồng.

1st century BC

Year Date Event
86 BC Shi Dai's rule of Jiaozhou ended.
48 BC The commandery of Rinan in Jiaozhou was organized south of the Hoành Sơn Range.

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1st century

Year Date Event
2 Tích Quang became governor of Jiaozhou.
A census in Jiaozhou counted some hundred thousand households and nearly one million people.
31 Tích Quang's rule of Jiaozhou ended.
34 Su Ding became governor of Jiaozhou.
39 Thi Sách was assassinated.
40 Trung sisters' rebellion: The Trưng Sisters launched a rebellion against Han authority in the Red River Delta.
43 Trung sisters' rebellion: the Trưng Sisters committed suicide by drowning themselves before The Han general Ma Yuan could capture them.

2nd century

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3rd century

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4th century

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5th century

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6th century

Year Date Event
544 February Following his rebellion and expulsion of Liang forces from Jiaozhou, Lý Nam Đế was proclaimed emperor of Vạn Xuân.
545 Winter The Liang general Emperor Wu of Chen launched a surprise attack on the Vạn Xuân capital Long Biên, forcing Lý Nam Đế and the imperial administration to flee to the Gia Ninh Citadel in modern Việt Trì.
546 Lý Nam Đế was forced to retreat to Khuất Lạo Cave, where he reorganized his army under the command of Triệu Việt Vương.
547 Vạn Xuân forces defended Dạ Trạch in modern Khoái Châu District from Liang forces.
548 February Lý Nam Đế ceded rule of Vạn Xuân to Triệu Việt Vương and his older brother Lý Thiên Bảo.
April Lý Nam Đế was assassinated in modern Laos.
550 Triệu Việt Vương expelled Liang forces from Vạn Xuân and reestablished the capital at Long Biên.
555 Lý Thiên Bảo died without heirs.
557 Hậu Lý Nam Đế, Lý Nam Đế's cousin and claimant to the throne of Vạn Xuân, signed a truce with Triệu Việt Vương establishing a boundary between their two territories.
571 Hậu Lý Nam Đế surprised and conquered Triệu Việt Vương and moved his capital to Phong Châu.

7th century

Year Date Event
602 Sui–Former Lý War: Sui conquered Vạn Xuân following a brief rebellion by Hậu Lý Nam Đế.

8th century

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9th century

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10th century

Year Date Event
938 Battle of Bạch Đằng: Ngô Quyền defeated the Southern Han kingdom at the Battle of Bạch Đằng north of modern Haiphong and ended 1,000 years of Chinese domination dating back to 111 BC under the Han dynasty, founding the Ngô dynasty.
979 Emperor Đinh Bộ Lĩnh of Đại Cồ Việt was assassinated along with his crown prince Đinh Liễn by a minor palace official. His surviving son, the young Đinh Phế Đế, succeeded him under the regency of the commander-in-chief Lê Hoàn.
Lê Hoàn declared himself viceroy of Đại Cồ Việt with the support of the empress dowager Dương Vân Nga.
The nobles Nguyễn Bặc and Đinh Điền attacked the Đại Cồ Việt capital Hoa Lư in response to Lê Hoàn's apparent usurpation.
Nguyễn Bặc and Đinh Điền were executed.
981 Lê Hoàn declared himself emperor at Hoa Lư.
Battle of Bạch Đằng (981): Đại Cồ Việt forces defeated a Song invasion near Lạng Sơn, forcing the Song fleet on the Bạch Đằng River to withdraw.
Nam quốc sơn hà, a poem celebrating the sovereignty of Đại Cồ Việt over its territory, was written.
982 Đại Cồ Việt forces sacked the Champa capital Indrapura.

11th century

Year Date Event
1005 Lê Hoàn died.
1009 The imperial court acclaimed Lý Thái Tổ emperor of Đại Cồ Việt.
1010 Autumn Lý Thái Tổ issued the chiếu dời đô, an edict ordering the transfer of the capital from Hoa Lư to Đại La.
1028 Lý Thái Tổ's son Lý Thái Tông became emperor of Đại Cồ Việt.
1038 The Nùng warlord Nùng Tồn Phúc launched a failed rebellion against Lý Thái Tông.
1054 Lý Thái Tông died. He was succeeded by his son Lý Thánh Tông.
1070 The Temple of Literature, Hanoi, a Confucian temple, was constructed.
1072 January Lý Thánh Tông died. He was succeeded as emperor by his young son Lý Nhân Tông, with the latter's mother Ỷ Lan and the chancellor Lý Đạo Thành acting as regents.
1075 Minor officials were chosen by examination for the first time.
Autumn Lý–Song War: Đại Cồ Việt invaded Song in response to a trade blockade.

12th century

Year Date Event
1127 15 January Lý Nhân Tông died.
1176 The young Lý Cao Tông became emperor under the regency of Tô Hiến Thành.

13th century

Year Date Event
1209 The general Quách Bốc entered the capital, dethroned Lý Cao Tông and installed his young son Lý Thẩm as emperor.
1226 11 January Trần Thái Tông was crowned emperor of Đại Việt.
1258 January Mongol invasions of Vietnam: The Mongol Empire invaded Đại Việt and conquered the capital at modern Hanoi. Trần Thái Tông fled to an island.
1278 November Trần Thánh Tông ceded the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông.
1282 The Bình Than Conference took place.
1284 The Diên Hồng Conference took place.
1285 Mongol invasions of Vietnam: The Đại Việt commander-in-chief Trần Hưng Đạo drew out and harassed a Yuan invasion force, forcing their retreat.
1287 Mongol invasions of Vietnam: The Mongol navy was destroyed, forcing the army, left without provisions, to begin its retreat from Đại Việt.
1293 3 March Trần Nhân Tông ceded the throne to his son Trần Anh Tông.

14th century

Year Date Event
1306 Trần Anh Tông's sister Huyền Trân married the Champa king Chế Mân in Huế.
1341 The young Trần Dụ Tông was crowned emperor of Đại Việt under the regency of his father, the retired emperor Trần Minh Tông.
1360 Champa launched several border attacks against Đại Việt.
1400 Hồ Quý Ly overthrew the Đại Việt emperor, enthroned himself, renamed the country Đại Ngu and moved the capital to the citadel of the Hồ dynasty.
The Cham-Vietnamese War (1400–1407) began.

15th century

Year Date Event
1401 Hồ Quý Ly ceded the throne to his son Hồ Hán Thương.
1406 19 November Ming–Hồ War: Ming forces captured the Đại Ngu capitals.
1428 Lê Lợi was declared emperor of an independent Đại Việt.
The Bình Ngô đại cáo was published, affirming that Đại Việt was independent from and equal to China.
1460 Lê Thánh Tông was crowned emperor of Đại Việt.
1479 The Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, an official history of Đại Việt, was completed.
1483 The Hồng Đức legal code was promulgated.
1497 30 January Lê Thánh Tông died.

16th century

Year Date Event
1509 Lê Oanh assassinated his cousin, the tyrant Lê Uy Mục, and replaced him as emperor Lê Tương Dực.
1511 The Trần Tuân Uprising took place.
1516 Trần Cao rebellion: Trần Cao, a mandarin of Đại Việt who identified himself as an incarnation of Śakra, launched a revolt against the government.
Portuguese seafarers arrived.
Lê Tương Dực was murdered in the capital by a group of palace guards.

17th century

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18th century

Year Date Event
1778 The forces of the Tây Sơn dynasty took Gia Định in modern Saigon and massacred the Nguyễn lords, the de facto rulers of southern Đại Việt, sparing only the young Nguyễn Thế Tổ.
Nguyễn Văn Nhạc proclaimed himself emperor of Đại Việt with his capital at Quy Nhơn.
1783 Nguyễn Thế Tổ fled the country.
1785 20 January Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút: Đại Việt forces under a banner of truce surprised and destroyed a Siamese force, then invading with the intention of installing Nguyễn Thế Tổ on the throne, on the Mekong River in modern Tiền Giang Province.
1786 The Phú Xuân Campaign (1786) took place.
The Thăng Long Campaign took place.
1787 The Nguyễn Nhạc-Nguyễn Huệ split occurred.
21 November The French priest Pierre Pigneau de Behaine signed the Treaty of Versailles on behalf of Nguyễn Thế Tổ. The French government agreed to support the latter in taking the throne of Đại Việt in exchange for Côn Sơn Island and exclusive trading rights.
1788 October Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa: Qing forces invaded Đại Việt in support of the deposed emperor Lê Chiêu Thống.
Nguyễn Văn Nhạc's younger brother Nguyễn Văn Huệ proclaimed himself emperor of Đại Việt. Nguyễn Văn Nhạc relinquished the title, taking that of king instead.
Nguyễn Thế Tổ conquered Gia Định in modern Saigon.
1790 The Battle of Bình Thuận took place.
1792 Nguyễn Văn Huệ died, probably from a stroke. He was succeeded by his young son Nguyễn Quang Toản.
1800 The Siege of Quy Nhơn took place.

19th century

Year Date Event
1801 Battle of Thị Nại.
1802 Battle of Trấn Ninh
The Nguyễn defeat last of Tây Sơn forces.
Capital moved to Huế.
Emperor Cảnh Thịnh died, Emperor Gia Long became ruler of Vietnam.
1806 Tang thương ngẫu lục (Random Record of Great Changes) is finalized.
1809 Nguyễn Du completes The Tale of Kieu.
1815 Hoàng Việt law enforced.
Emperor Gia Long (1802–1820) ended his rule of Vietnam.
1820 Emperor Minh Mạng (1820–1841) became ruler of Vietnam.
1825 Phan Bá Vành Uprising.
1833 Nông Văn Vân Uprising.
Lê Văn Khôi Revolt.
Emperor Minh Mạng (1820–1841) ended his rule of Vietnam.
1845 Emperor Thiệu Trị (1841–1847) became ruler of Vietnam.
USS Constitution lands in Da Nang as a company of US Marines moves overland to Huế and rescues a French Bishop who had been captured by the Vietnamese.
1847 French bombardment of Da Nang in response to persecution of Catholic missionaries.
Emperor Thiệu Trị (1841–1847) ended his rule of Vietnam.
1854 Emperor Tự Đức (1847–1883) became ruler of Vietnam.
Cao Bá Quát Uprising.
1858 Cochinchina Campaign.
1859 Thủ Khoa Huân Uprising.
1861 Sinking of L'Esperance
Trương Định Uprising.
1862 Treaty of Saigon.
1867 The French establishes the colony of Cochinchina.
1883 Emperor Tự Đức (1847–1883) ended his rule of Vietnam.
1885 Ruler: Emperor Hàm Nghi (1884–1885)
Battle of the Huế Imperial City. Hàm Nghi leads resistance.
Emperor Đồng Khánh (1885–1889) became ruler of Vietnam.
Cần Vương Movement.
1888 Hàm Nghi captured and exiled to Algeria.
Emperor Đồng Khánh (1885–1889) ended his rule of Vietnam.

20th century

Year Date Event
1904 Ruler: Emperor Thành Thái (1889–1907)
Đông Du Movement.
1917 Ruler: Emperor Khải Định (1916–1925)
Thái Nguyên uprising.
1930 Emperor Bảo Đại (1925–1945) became ruler of Vietnam.
Nghệ Tĩnh Revolt.
3 February Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is the founding and ruling communist party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1945 16–30 August August Revolution.
August Emperor Bảo (1925–1945) ended his rule of Vietnam.
__ Sept. After the close of hostilities in WWII, 200,000 Chinese troops under General Lu Han sent by Chiang Kai-shek entered northern Indochina north of the 16th parallel to accept the surrender of Japanese occupying forces, based on instructions by General Douglas MacArthur.
1954 13 March Battle of Dien Bien Phu: French troops begin the battle against the Viet Minh in Dien Bien Phu.
23 March Battle of Dien Bien Phu: the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu. The remaining French Army units there are partially isolated.
26 April An international conference on Korea and Indo-China opens in Geneva.
7 May Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat.
21 July The Geneva Conference sends French forces to the south, and Vietnamese forces to the north, of a ceasefire line, and calls for elections to decide the government for all of Vietnam by July 1956. Failure to abide by the terms of the agreement leads to the establishment de facto of regimes of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, and the Vietnam War.
1 August The First Indochina War ends with the Vietnam People's Army in North Vietnam, the Vietnamese National Army in South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia in Cambodia, and the Kingdom of Laos in Laos, emerging victorious against the French Army.
1955 26 October Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims Vietnam to be a republic with himself as its President (following the State of Vietnam referendum on 23 October) and forms the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
1 November The Vietnam War begins between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam; the north is allied with the Viet Cong.
1959 26 September First large unit action of the Vietnam War takes place, when two companies of the ARVN 23d Division are ambushed by a well-organized Viet Cong force of several hundred, identified as the "2d Liberation Battalion".
1960 6 March Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam.
1961 18 November Vietnam War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
11 December The American involvement in the Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon along with 400 U.S. personnel.
1963 2 January Vietnam War: The Viet Cong win their first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac.
8 May Huế Phật Đản shootings: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam opens fire on Buddhists who defy a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, the birthday of Gautama Buddha, killing 9. Earlier, President Ngô Đình Diệm allowed the flying of the Vatican flag in honour of his brother, Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục, triggering the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
3 June Huế chemical attacks: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam rains liquid chemicals on the heads of Buddhist protestors, injuring 67 people. The United States threatens to cut off aid to the regime of Ngô Đình Diệm.
11 June Thích Quảng Đức, Vietnamese Buddhist monk (suicide).
7 July Double Seven Day scuffle: Secret police loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, attack American journalists including Peter Arnett and David Halberstam at a demonstration during the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
21 August Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, vandalise Buddhist pagodas across South Vietnam, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. In the wake of the raids, the Kennedy administration by Cable 243 orders the Embassy of the United States, Saigon to explore alternative leadership in the country, opening the way towards a coup against Diệm.
2 November 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état: Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, the South Vietnamese President.
6 November 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état: Coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over as leader of South Vietnam.
1964 30 January General Nguyễn Khánh leads a bloodless military coup d'état, replacing Dương Văn Minh as Prime Minister of South Vietnam.
2 May Vietnam War: Attack on USNS Card – An explosion caused by Viet Cong commandos causes carrier USNS Card to sink in the port of Saigon.
19 July Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.
20 July Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack a provincial capital, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which are children).
27 July Vietnam War: The U.S. sends 5,000 more military advisers to South Vietnam, bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
2 August Vietnam War: United States destroyer Maddox is attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. Air support from the carrier USS Ticonderoga sinks one gunboat, while the other two leave the battle.
5 August Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow – Aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
7 August Vietnam War: The United States Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.
16 August Vietnam War: In a coup, General Nguyễn Khánh replaces Dương Văn Minh as South Vietnam's chief of state and establishes a new constitution, drafted partly by the U.S. Embassy.
1965 Vietnam War: Korean People's Army Air Force sent 200 pilots to Vietnam.
2 March Vietnam War: Operation Rolling Thunder – The United States Air Force 2nd Air Division, United States Navy and South Vietnam Air Force begin a 3½-year aerial bombardment campaign against North Vietnam.
8 March Vietnam War: Some 3,500 United States Marines arrive in Da Nang, South Vietnam, becoming the first American ground combat troops in Vietnam.
29 April Australia announces that it is sending an infantry battalion to support the South Vietnam government.
10 June Vietnam War – Battle of Đồng Xoài: About 1,500 Viet Cong mount a mortar attack on Đồng Xoài, overrunning its military headquarters and the adjoining militia compound.
24 July Vietnam War: Four F-4C Phantoms escorting a bombing raid at Kang Chi are targeted by antiaircraft missiles, in the first such attack against American planes in the war. One is shot down and the other 3 sustain damage.
28 July Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000, and to more than double the number of men drafted per month - from 17,000 to 35,000.
18 August Vietnam War – Operation Starlite: 5,500 United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in Quảng Ngãi Province, in the first major American ground battle of the war. The Marines were tipped-off by a Viet Cong deserter who said that there was an attack planned against the U.S. base at Chu Lai.
20 September Vietnam War: An USAF F-104 Starfighter piloted by Captain Philip Eldon Smith is shot down by a Chinese MiG-19 Farmer. The pilot is held until 15 March 1973.
9 October A brigade of South Korean soldiers arrive in South Vietnam.
30 October Vietnam War: Near Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. A sketch of Marine positions is found on the dead body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before.
8 November Vietnam War – Operation Hump: The United States Army 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong.
14 November Vietnam War – Battle of Ia Drang: In the Ia Drang Valley of the Central Highlands in Vietnam, the first major engagement of the war between regular United States and North Vietnamese forces begins.
28 November Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
21 December The Soviet Union announces that it has shipped rockets to North Vietnam.
1966 15 May The South Vietnamese army besieges Da Nang.
29 June Vietnam War: U.S. planes begin bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
4 July North Vietnam declares general mobilization.
7 July A Warsaw Pact conference ends with a promise to support North Vietnam.
24 July A USAF F-4C Phantom #63-7599 was shot down by a North Vietnamese SAM-2 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Hanoi, in the first loss of a US aircraft to a Vietnamese SAM in the Vietnam War.
18 August Vietnam War – Battle of Long Tan: D Company, 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, meets and defeats a Viet Cong force estimated to be four times larger, in Phuoc Tuy Province, Republic of Vietnam.
16 September In South Vietnam, Thích Trí Quang ends a 100-day hunger strike.
9 October Vietnam War: Bình Tai massacre.
24 October Negotiations about the Vietnam War begin in Manila, Philippines.
6 December Vietnam War: Bình Hòa massacre.
1967 6 January Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch Operation Deckhouse Five in the Mekong Delta.
8 January Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts.
7 August Vietnam War: The People's Republic of China agrees to give North Vietnam an undisclosed amount of aid in the form of a grant.
21 August Two U.S. Navy jets stray into the airspace of the People's Republic of China following an attack on a target in North Vietnam and are shot down. Lt. Robert J. Flynn, the only survivor, is captured alive and will be held prisoner by China until 1973.
3 September Nguyễn Văn Thiệu is elected President of South Vietnam.
4–15 September Vietnam War – Operation Swift: The United States Marines launch a search and destroy mission in Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín provinces. The ensuing 4-day battle in Que Son Valley kills 114 Americans and 376 North Vietnamese.
17 October Vietnam War: The Battle of Ong Thanh takes place.
26 October U.S. Navy pilot John McCain is shot down over North Vietnam and taken prisoner. His capture is confirmed two days later, and he remains a prisoner of war for more than five years.
3–23 November Vietnam War – Battle of Dak To: Around Đắk Tô (located about 280 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border), heavy casualties are suffered on both sides; U.S. troops narrowly win the battle on 22 November.
4 December Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta (235 of the 300-strong Viet Cong battalion are killed).
1968 21 January Vietnam War – Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on 9 July.
30 January Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins, as Viet Cong forces launch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam.
1 February Vietnam War: A Viet Cong officer named Nguyễn Văn Lém is executed by Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, a South Vietnamese National Police Chief. The event is photographed by Eddie Adams. The photo makes headlines around the world, eventually winning the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, and sways U.S. public opinion against the war.
12 February Vietnam War: Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre.
24 February Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Huế.
25 February Vietnam War: Hà My massacre.
1–30 March Vietnam War: Operation Patrick.
7 March Vietnam War: The First Battle of Saigon ends.
10–11 March Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, the largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during the (at this time) secret war later known as the Laotian Civil War.
16 March Vietnam War – My Lai massacre: American troops kill scores of civilians. The story will first become public in November 1969 and will help undermine public support for the U.S. efforts in Vietnam.
30 March Vietnam War: Operation Cochise Green starts.
26 July Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to 5 years hard labor, for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
23 September Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive comes to an end in South Vietnam.
8 October Vietnam War – Operation Sealords: United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
31 October Vietnam War: Citing progress in the Paris peace talks, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective 1 November.
15 November Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt is initiated to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam. By the end of the operation, 3 million tons of bombs are dropped on Laos, slowing but not seriously disrupting trail operations.
1969 13–20 May The Battle of Hamburger Hill, also known as Dong Ap Bia, begins during the Vietnam War.
8 June U.S. President Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu meet at Midway Island. Nixon announces that 25,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn by September.
8 July Vietnam War: The very first U.S. troop withdrawals are made.
25 July Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This starts the "Vietnamization" of the war.
2 September Ho Chi Minh, the president of the North Vietnam, dies at the age of 79.
1970 5 September Vietnam War – Operation Jefferson Glenn: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province (the operation ends in October 1971).
12 October Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
30 October In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.
4 November Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The United States turns control of the air base in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.
21 November Vietnam War – Operation Ivory Coast: A joint Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to free American POWs thought to be held there (no Americans are killed, but the prisoners have already moved to another camp; all U.S. POWs are moved to a handful of central prison complexes as a result of this raid).
1971 13 February Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
18 August Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
29 October Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January 1966).
12 November Vietnam War – Vietnamization: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon sets 1 February 1972, as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
1972 24 February North Vietnamese negotiators walk out of the Paris Peace Talks to protest U.S. air raids.
30 March Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam (ends in October 1972)
16 April Vietnam War – Nguyen Hue Offensive: Prompted by the North Vietnamese offensive, the United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong.
8 May U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the mining of Haiphong Harbor in Vietnam.
10 May Operation Linebacker and Operation Custom Tailor begin with large-scale bombing operations against North Vietnam by tactical fighter aircraft.
8 June Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut takes his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc running down a road after being burned by napalm.
U.S. actress Jane Fonda tours North Vietnam, during which she is photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun.
26 October Following a visit to South Vietnam, U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger suggests that "peace is at hand."
11 November Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.
22 November Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.
25 December The Christmas bombing of North Vietnam causes widespread criticism of the U.S. and President Richard Nixon.
1973 15 January Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
27 January U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
29 March The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.
15 August The U.S. bombing of Cambodia ends, officially halting 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia according to the Case–Church Amendment-an act that prohibites military operations in Laos, Cambodia, and North and South Vietnam as a follow-up of the Paris Peace Accords.
1974 19 January Vietnam War: The battle of the Paracel Islands between People's Republic of China and South Vietnam. This is the most famous and the only major battle involve China in Vietnam War.
1975 20 January In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam.
10 March Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon.
13 March Vietnam War: South Vietnam President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu orders the Central Highlands evacuated. This turns into a mass exodus involving troops and civilians (the Convoy of Tears).
4 April Vietnam War: The first military Operation Babylift flight, C5A 80218, crashes 27 minutes after takeoff, killing 138 on board; 176 survive the crash.
25 April Vietnam War: As North Vietnamese Army forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost 10 years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
29 April Vietnam War:
  • Operation Frequent Wind – Americans and their allies are evacuated from South Vietnam by helicopter.
  • North Vietnam concludes its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands that were being held by South Vietnam.
30 April The Vietnam War ends with the Fall of Saigon: The Vietnam War concludes as Communist forces from North Vietnam take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuation of the remaining American troops and South Vietnam civilians. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally and is replaced with the temporary Provisional Government.
1 May The Cold War between Cambodia and Vietnam begins, which eventually leads to the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
1976 President Tôn Đức Thắng (1976–1980) became ruler of Vietnam.
The National Assembly proclaims unification of the country as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Fourth National Party Congress. The Vietnamese Workers Party renamed the Vietnam Communist Party.
1977 Admittance to United Nations.
1978 Admittance to the Comecon.
25-year "Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" with the Soviet Union.
25 December Vietnam launches a major offensive against the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia.
1979 17 February The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War. The war ended with no border changes on 16 March.
President Tôn Đức Thắng (1976–1980) ended his rule of Vietnam.
1980 Ruler: President Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1980–1981)
1982 Trường Chinh, Chairman of the State Council (1981–1987) became ruler of Vietnam.
March Fifth National Party Congress.
1986 December Sixth National Party Congress.
Trường Chinh, Chairman of the State Council (1981–1987) ended his rule of Vietnam.
1988 Võ Chí Công, Chairman of the State Council (1987–1992) became ruler of Vietnam.
March Johnson South Reef skirmish.
1991 June Seventh National Party Congress.
Võ Chí Công, Chairman of the State Council (1987–1992) ended his rule of Vietnam.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union ends the existence of the Soviet Union and aid throughout Vietnam.
1995 President Lê Đức Anh (1992–1997) became ruler of Vietnam.
28 July Admittance to ASEAN.
1996 Eighth National Party Congress.
President Lê Đức Anh (1992–1997) ended his rule of Vietnam.

21st century

Year Date Event
2001 April Ninth National Party Congress.
2002 President Trần Đức Lương starts his second term.
2006 April Tenth National Party Congress.
Trần Đức Lương (1997–2006) resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by Nguyễn Minh Triết.
2007 Admittance to World Trade Organization.
2011 January Eleventh National Party Congress.
President Nguyễn Minh Triết (2006–2011) ends his term, replaced by Trương Tấn Sang.
2013 Amendment of Constitution. Democratic recommendations are ignored by the National Assembly. The new constitution comes into effect on the first day of next year.
2014 May–July Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff: Tensions arises from the Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation moving its Hai Yang Shi You 981 oil platform to waters near the disputed Paracel Islands, resulting in large anti-China protests across Vietnam.
2015 1 January Vietnam’s new marriage law goes into effect. Same-sex marriages are no longer prohibited, but are not recognized as being legally valid.
2016 January Twelfth National Party Congress.
President Trương Tấn Sang (2011–2016) ends his term, replaced by Trần Đại Quang.
April–July 2016 Vietnam marine life disaster.
2020 First year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.
2021 January Thirteenth National Party Congress. Unprecedented third term of the CPV General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng starts.
The COVID-19 situations worsen significantly, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City.
2022 Việt Á scandal, 'Rescue flights' scandal, and other corporate scandals are exposed.
2023 January Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by Võ Văn Thưởng.
2024 Trial of Trương Mỹ Lan and Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group.
March Võ Văn Thưởng resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by Tô Lâm.
July CPV General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng dies in his third term. Tô Lâm succeeds.
October Tô Lâm resigns as President of Vietnam, replaced by Lương Cường.

See also

Notes

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