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A Short Summery of Vietnamese History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1/ Founded in the 7th century BC during the Ěông Sơn
Civilization, Vietnam was an independent country for over 500
years under the names of Vĕn Lang and Âu Lạc (682 - 111 BC) . . 3

2/ Vietnam fell three times under Chinese rule for nearly a
thousand years (111 BC - 938) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.1/ Âu Lạc invaded by northern enemies - the First Northern
Domination (111 BC-40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2/ In 40 The Trưng Sisters regained independence for Âu Lạc
(40 - 43 AD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3/ The Two Trưng Sisters’s defeat marked the start of the
Second Chinese domination (43 - 542 AD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4/ Lý Nam Ěế ended the Second Chinese domination,
establishing Vạn Xuân Nation (542 - 603) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5/ The Third Chinese Domination (603 - 938) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3/ In the 10th Century, our country enjoyed a continuous 400
year-era of independence under successive dynasties of Ngô,
Ěinh, Lê, Lý, Trần, and triumphs over the armies of Song and
Mongol under the Lý and Trần dynasties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.1/ Ngô Quyền ended the 3rd Chinese Domination, opening a
900-year independence era for Vietnam (938-1884) . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2/ The Ngô Dynasty (939 - 965) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3/ The Ěinh Dynasty (968 - 980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4/ The Early Lê Dynasty (980 - 1009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.5/ The Lý Dynasty (1010 - 1225) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.6/ The Trần Dynasty (1225 - 1400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.7/ The Trần Dynasty fought Mongols’ invasions three times. 27

4/ In 15th Century, Ěại Việt was under the 4th Chinese
Domination during the Ming dynasty. Lê Lợi’s victory ended this
20-year domination commencing a next 100-year era of
autonomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.1/ Invaded by the Ming, Ěại Việt was under the 4th Chinese
Domination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.2/ Lê Lợi repulsed the Ming after 10 years of resistance to
reclaim Ěại Việt's independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37