List of capitals of Vietnam
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This is a list of capitals of Vietnam in history.
| Name | Location | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phong Châu | Phú Thọ Province | Hồng Bàng Dynasty (2897 years BCE) | |
| Cổ Loa | circa 20km to the west of central Hanoi | An Dương Vương empire (3rd centuries BCE) and again under Ngô Dynasty (938-967 CE) | |
| Mê Linh | Vĩnh Phúc, circa 40km to the west of Present-day Hanoi | Rule of Trưng Sisters (40-43 CE) | |
| Long Biên | Present-day Hanoi | Anterior Lý dynasty and Triệu Việt Vương (544–602) | |
| Đại La | Present-day Hanoi | ||
| Hoa Lư | Ninh Binh Province | Đinh Dynasty and Anterior Lê Dynasty (968-1009) | |
| Thăng Long | Present-day Hanoi | Trần Dynasty (1225–1400) | |
| Tây Đô ("West Capital") | Thanh Hóa | Hồ Dynasty(1400-1407) | |
| Đông Đô ("East Capital") | Present-day Hanoi | Hồ Dynasty | |
| Đông Kinh (Tonkin - "East Capital") | Present-day Hanoi | Lê Dynasty (1428–1788), Trịnh Dynasty | |
| Phượng Hoàng Trung Đô | Nghệ An | Tây Sơn Dynasty | |
| Phú Xuân | Present-day Huế | Tây Sơn Dynasty (1788-1802) and Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) | |
| Hanoi | Capital of French Indochina (1887 to 1954) | ||
| Saigon | Present-day Ho Chi Minh City | Capital of South Vietnam (1954-1975) | |
| Hanoi | Capital of North Vietnam 1954 -1975 | ||
| Hanoi | Capital of Vietnam 1975 to present |
