List of Vietnamese monarchs

History of Vietnam
2879–258 BC Hồng Bàng dynasty 2879–1913 BC • Early Hồng Bàng 1912–1055 BC • Mid-Hồng Bàng 1054–258 BC • Late Hồng Bàng 257–179 BC Thục dynasty 207–111 BC Triệu dynasty 111 BC–40 AD 1st Chinese domination 40–43 Trưng Sisters 43–544 2nd Chinese domination 544–602 Early Lý dynasty 602–938 3rd Chinese domination 939–967 Ngô dynasty 968–980 Đinh dynasty 980–1009 Early Lê dynasty 1009–1225 Later Lý dynasty 1225–1400 Trần dynasty 1400–1407 Hồ dynasty 1407–1427 4th Chinese domination 1428–1788 Later Lê dynasty 1527–1592 • Mạc dynasty 1545–1787 • Trịnh lords 1558–1777 • Nguyễn lords 1778–1802 Tây Sơn dynasty 1802–1945 Nguyễn dynasty 1858–1945 • French imperialism from 1945 Republic
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Below is a list of Vietnamese monarchs.

Overview

Some Vietnamese monarchs declared themselves kings (vua/vương) or emperors (hoàng đế). Imperial titles were used for both domestic and foreign affairs, except for diplomatic missions to China where Vietnamese monarchs were regarded as kingship or prince. Many of the Later Lê monarchs were figurehead rulers, with the real powers resting on feudal lords and princes who were technically their servants. Most Vietnamese monarchs are known through their posthumous names or temple names, while the Nguyễn dynasty, the last reigning house is known through their era names.

Hồng Bàng period - Văn Lang

The eighteen dynasties of Hùng kings of the Hồng Bàng period reigned Vietnam, known then as Văn Lang at that time, from around 2879 BC to around 258 BC. Following is the list of 18 lines of Hùng kings as recorded in the book Việt Nam sử lược by Trần Trọng Kim.^[1]

Thục dynasty and Triệu dynasty

Thục dynasty - Âu Lạc (257 to 207 or 179 BC)

Triệu dynasty - Nam Việt (207–111 BC)

There is still a debate about the legitimacy of Triệu dynasty (Zhao dynasty): some Vietnamese historians confirm Triệu dynasty is one of the Vietnamese dynasties but others claim that Triệu dynasty is a Chinese dynasty.

Chinese Domination Period

Timeline

Ngô dynasty to Later Lê dynasty

Timeline

Mạc dynasty to Nguyễn lords

Tây Sơn dynasty and Nguyễn dynasty

Non-Vietnamese nations

Champa (192–1832)

Funan (1–627)

See also

• Family tree of Vietnamese monarchs
• Vietnamese era name

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Ngô Sĩ Liên (1993), Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (in Vietnamese) (Nội các quan bản ed.), Hanoi: Social Science Publishing House 
• National Bureau for Historical Record (1998), Khâm định Việt sử Thông giám cương mục (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Education Publishing House 
• Trần Trọng Kim (1971), Việt Nam sử lược (in Vietnamese), Saigon: Center for School Materials 
• G. Coedès (1968), The Indianized States of Southeast Asia, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press 
• Chapuis, Oscar (1995), A history of Vietnam: from Hong Bang to Tu Duc, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-313-29622-7 
• Chapuis, Oscar (2000), The last emperors of Vietnam: from Tu Duc to Bao Dai, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-313-31170-6