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After the first French colonising force arrived in Viet Nam in the mid-19th Century, it took only 21 years before the country had a cathedral…

THE MAC DYNASTIES The Mac dynasty ruled the northern provinces of Vietnam from 1527 till 1592, when they lost control over the capital Hanoi for…

THE TRINH LORDS (1533–1789 ) The Trinh Lords traced their decent from Trinh Kha, a friend and advisor to Le Loi and for nearly a…

THE NGUYEN LORDS (1558 – 1775) The Nguyen Lords were a series of rulers of Southern Vietnam. While they claimed to be the loyal followers…

THE FOUNDATION OF TAYSON DYNASTY The country of Vietnam was under the symbolic rule of the officially revered but politically ignored Le King during the…

THE NGUYEN DYNASTIES Origins The Nguyễn family had been one of the major families in Vietnamese history, dating back to the days of the Hero–Emperor…

FRENCH DOMINATION PERIOD (1857-1945) On August 31, 1858, a French naval squadron attacked Danang, launching  several episodes of a war of colonial conquest waged by…

THE NORTH OF VIETNAM FROM 1945 – 1976 The Democratic Republic of Vietnam also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chí Minh in…

THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM (1949 to 1955) The State of Vietnam was a former state in Vietnam under the leadership of the Chief Bao Dai,…