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208 BC
Zhao Tuo, a Chinese general conquers Au Lac and becomes the emperor of Nam Viet
111BC - 939AD
Nam Viet is ruled by china and is called Giao Chi
39-43AD
Trung sisters’ rebellions against China establishes an independent state that lasts two years
192AD
Champa (or Lin-yi) is founded after the overthrow of Chinese rule
284AD
Champa sends its very first embassy to China
802AD
Khmer Empire is founded in the Angkor region
939AD
Under Ngo Quyen’s leadership, the Vietnamese overthrow the Chinese rule in the Tonking region. They also send a tribute to China
939-968AD
Ngo Dynasty
968AD
Dinh Bo Linh overthrows Ngo Dynasty and calls his state Dai Co Viet
968-980AD
Dinh Dynasty
980-1009QAD
Earlier Le Dynasty
1225-1258AD
The reign of Tran Thai Tong
1282AD
Mongols attack Champa
1284-1287AD
Mongols defeated by Vietnam
1407-1428AD
Vietnam back under Chinese rule
1428AD
Le Loi overthrows the Chinese rule and establishes a new dynasty
1431AD
The Thais sack Angkor. The Khmers send a tribute to Ayuthaya (Thailand)
1461-1497AD
The reign of Le Thanh Thong. There where major legal and administrative reforms
1471AD
Vietnamese conquer Champa
1545AD
The Civil war divides Vietnam. China mediates
1603AD
Establishment of a French East Indian Company
1615AD
French Jesuits open a mission in Fai Fo
1627AD
Alexandre de Rhodes, a French missionary, devises quoc-ngu to adapt the Vietnamese language into Roman script
1720AD
The Vietnamese absorb the remnant of Champa
1772-1802AD
The Tayson rebellion
1802AD
Ngyuyen Anh becomes emperor of Gia Long. He unifies the country by reconstruction and reform.
Vietnam the struggles for National identity By D. R. SarDesai pages 153-154