History timeline
Vietnam
14 periods and events, 1001 BCE – today.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001–101 BCE | Đông Sơn culture东山文化 Bronze Age culture of the Red River delta, famed for its bronze drums. | Other | Source |
| 701–208 BCE | Văn Lang and Âu Lạc文郎与瓯雒 Early kingdoms of the legendary Hồng Bàng and An Dương Vương, before Chinese rule. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 112 BCE – 939 | Chinese domination (Bắc thuộc)北属（中国统治时期） Over a millennium of Chinese rule, from the Han conquest to independence in 939. | Colonial | Source |
| 939 – 1945 | Dynastic period (independence)自主时期 | Dynasty or era | |
| 1407 – 1427 | Fourth Chinese domination (Ming rule)第四次北属时期（明朝统治） | Colonial | |
| 1788 – 1802 | Tây Sơn dynasty西山朝 | Dynasty or era | |
| 1802 – 1945 | Nguyễn dynasty阮朝 | Dynasty or era | |
| 1862 – 1945 | French colonial period法属时期 | Colonial | |
| 1945 – 1976 | Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)越南民主共和国（北越） | Politics | |
| 1945 – 1945 | Empire of Vietnam (Japanese-backed)越南帝国（日属时期） | Politics | |
| 1949 – 1955 | State of Vietnam (French Union)越南国（法属） | Politics | |
| 1955 – 1975 | Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)越南共和国（南越） | Politics | |
| 1969 – 1976 | Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam越南南方共和临时革命政府 | Politics | |
| 1976 – today | Socialist Republic of Vietnam越南社会主义共和国 | Politics |