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Overview
Vietnam absorbed a millennium of Chinese rule, then built independent Lý, Trần, Lê and Nguyễn dynasties before being colonized by France and reunified under Hồ Chí Minh in 1975.
Basic Information
CapitalHanoi
Population100 million
Area331,212 km²
CurrencyVietnamese đồng (VND)
LanguagesVietnamese
RegionSoutheast Asia
History Timeline
- 111 BCEHan Chinese conquest
- 939Independence from China
- 1428Lê dynasty founded
- 1858 – 1954French colonial rule
- 1975Reunification
Ancient Peoples
- Đông Sơn culture
- Việt
- Chams
Ancient Kingdoms
- Văn Lang
- Âu Lạc
- Champa
Empires
- Chinese dynasties (as subject)
- French colonial
Religions
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Confucianism
- Catholicism
Culture
Đông Sơn bronze drums, water puppetry, phở cuisine, áo dài dress.
Language
Vietnamese is an Austroasiatic language written in Latin script since the 17th c.
Important Battles
- Battle of Bạch Đằng938
Ngô Quyền defeats Southern Han
- Battle of Dien Bien Phu1954
French defeat
- Fall of Saigon1975
End of the Vietnam War
Historical Figures
Lý Thái Tổ
1009 – 1028
Founder of the Lý dynasty
Hồ Chí Minh
1890 – 1969
Founding leader
Archaeological Sites
- Cổ Loa
- Mỹ Sơn
- Óc Eo
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Complex of Huế Monuments
- Hội An
- Mỹ Sơn
- Hạ Long Bay
Dynasties
- Lý
- Trần
- Lê
- Nguyễn
Colonial Period
French Indochina 1887 – 1954.
Modern History
Socialist Republic; rapidly industrializing.