300 BCE
200 BCE
206 BCE - Kingdom of Nam Viet
111 BCE - Nam Viet organized into Chinese provinces by the Han dynasty
100 BCE
0 BCE
100 CE
200-800 CE
900 CE
939 CE - Establishment of first independent state
1000 CE1075-1077 CE - A national army defends the land against a Song (Sung) dynasty invasion
1100 CE
1200 CE
1258 CE - First Mongol invasion; the capital is sacked.
1258 CE - Second Mongol invasion driven back
1287-1288 CE - Third Mongol invasion defeated
1300 CE
1400 CE
1407 CE - Ming dynasty armies occupy Vietnam
1428 CE - Expulsion of the Chinese; establishment of Le dynasty
1500 CE
Late 16th Century - Portuguese trade routes include Vietnam
1600 CE
1614 CE - Jesuits in Vietnam
1614-1682 CE - Portuguese, Dutch, French rivalry in Southeast Asia, involving Vietnam
1700 CE
1787 CE - Southern Vietnamese (Nguyen) sign a treaty with France; never implemented
1789 CE - Vietnamese victory over Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty forces
1800 CE
1804 CE - Emperor Gia Long names his land Vietnam
1847 CE - French Bombardment of Danang
1858 CE - French seize Danang
1900 CE