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The first work to chronicle the history of Vietnam beginning in the legendary past--a memory that is so significant to the Vietnamese identity and belief system. Written by a native, this history portrays the Sino-Viet interdependence that lasted for 1,000 years and had such an influence on Vietnamese culture. When in the 15th century (or 10th century???), the Vietnamese finally evicted their Chinese masters, they were subsequently overrun with the forces of Westernization, the spice trade and industrialization. Chapuis's history takes us to the French conquest through the regimes of Emperors Gia Long, Ming Mang, Thieu Tri, and Tu Duc.
Contents
The Lands before Time 1
trieu, yueh, khuc
The Indianized Neighbors 39
ayudhya, jayavarman, taksin
Vietnams Dynasties 69
xuong, dinh, quyen
Chinas Southern Sung Dynasty 77
nghe, nhan, annam
Under the Ming Dynasty 93
nghe, luoc, annam
The Liberators 101
trinh, chieu, kinh
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The Vietnamese Shoguns 119
trinh, phuc, nguyen
The Nguyen Hue Epic 145
nhac, chinh, phuc
Western Involvement 161
tourane, chaigneau, poulo
Bibliography 199
indochinoise, indochinois, hanoi
Index 205
Early Civilization in China 4
binh, mongoloids, bamboo
Vietnams Prehistoric Sites 6
nung, shen, vietnamese
Van Lang 13
kwangtung, thuc, lang
Tay Au and Van Lang 14
chou, shang, kwei
Fu Hsis Trigrams and King Wans Hexagrams 17
hsiang, kweilin, shih
Chiao Chou under the Han 111 BC 27
chih, hsieh, trung
Chiao Chou under Wu 31
khuc, phung, thua
Champa and Chen La 41
indrapura, linyi, panduranga
Dai Co Viet and Champa 43
vijaya, provinces, throne
Dai Viet with the Ly First Conquest of Champa 44
ayudhya, jayavarman, taksin
Annam with the Tran c 86
tong, chau, tran
The O and Ly Districts c 87
luoc, nguyen thi, viet nam
The March to the South 110
kinh, hoang, phuong
The Nguyen Annexation of South Cambodia and Ha Tien 133
chinh, royal treasures, vomited blood
Vietnam with the Tay Son 150
khang, nham, manchu emperor
Vietnam in 1806 with Gia Long 183
chaigneau, thieu, khoi
Full Version: A History of Vietnam: From Hong Bang to Tu Duc
people in North Vietnam officially broke away from China since 938; they claimed to be an independent and different nation from the middle kingdom; they established a Kingdom called Đại Việt (大越). However, China never recognized North Vietnam as an independent nation until the time of Lư Anh Tông (1138-1175). Before that, China looked at North Vietnam as a province of China even though North Vietnam had already had its own rule, its own laws, and its own military. So that means we claimed independence in 938, but not until more than 200 years later did they recognize this. It was pretty much like the situation of Taiwan and China right now.
QUOTE(XigonCongchua @ Dec 7 2007, 09:26 PM) 
people in North Vietnam officially broke away from China since 938; they claimed to be an independent and different nation from the middle kingdom; they established a Kingdom called Đại Việt (大越). However, China never recognized North Vietnam as an independent nation until the time of Lư Anh Tông (1138-1175). Before that, China looked at North Vietnam as a province of China even though North Vietnam had already had its own rule, its own laws, and its own military. So that means we claimed independence in 938, but not until more than 200 years later did they recognize this. It was pretty much like the situation of Taiwan and China right now.
Do you think Vietnam and Taiwan can see that similarity?
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