Historical periods
Vietnamese history divided into periods. Some periods overlap in years because scholars divide history differently.
- Van Lang – Au LacYears: 1000 BCE – 179 BCE
- Northern dominationYears: 179 BCE – 938
- Ngo – Dinh – Early LeYears: 939 – 1009
- Ly – TranYears: 1009 – 1400
- Ho – Early Later Le – MacYears: 1400 – 1592
- Restored Le – Trinh – NguyenYears: 1533 – 1788
- Tay Son – NguyenYears: 1778 – 1945
- Modern and contemporaryYears: 1858 – present
- Timeless / not tied to a periodNot tied to a specific range of years