Tag: dynasties

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• Hồ dynasty (1400–1407): Hồ Quý Ly and the Ming interregnum

  Hồ Quý Ly deposed the Trần in 1400 and pushed radical reforms, but a Ming invasion in 1406–07 ended the dynasty and began two decades of Chinese occupation.

  history · Updated 2026-07-05
• Mạc dynasty (1527–1592): the northern breakaway court

  How general Mạc Đăng Dung usurped the Lê throne in 1527, ruled from Thăng Long, and how his heirs held out in Cao Bằng as a rump court until 1677.

  history · Updated 2026-07-05
• The Lý Dynasty (1009–1225)

  The Lý dynasty founded Thăng Long, established Vietnam's first state university, and repelled a major Song Chinese invasion in 1077.

  history · Updated 2026-06-30
• The Trần Dynasty (1225–1400)

  Under the Trần dynasty, Đại Việt repelled three Mongol invasions, developed the Chữ Nôm vernacular script and built a sophisticated military aristocracy.

  history · Updated 2026-06-30
• The Nguyễn Dynasty (1802–1945)

  The Nguyễn dynasty unified Vietnam from Huế, built its grandest imperial city and then ruled as French puppets until the revolution of 1945.

  history · Updated 2026-05-21
• The Lê Dynasty (1428–1789)

  The Later Lê dynasty drove out a Ming Chinese occupation, codified Vietnamese law in the Hồng Đức Code and presided over the long Trịnh–Nguyễn split.

  history · Updated 2026-05-17