Ancient Vietnam

Vietnamese world heritage site with over 100 Cham Hindu monument ruins

Nanyue (, , ) was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until 111 BC. Nanyue's geographical expanse covered the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, southern Fujian and central to northern Vietnam. Zhao Tuo, then Commander of Nanhai Commandery of the Qin dynasty, established Nanyue in 204 BC after the collapse of the Qin dynasty. At first, it consisted of the commanderies of Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang.

archaeological culture of Vietnam.

legendary, semi-mythical period in Vietnamese historiography

The Baiyue, Hundred Yue, or simply Yue, were various ethnic groups who inhabited the regions of southern China and northern Vietnam during the 1st millennium BC and 1st millennium AD. They were known for their short hair, body tattoos, fine swords, and naval prowess.

archaeological site in An Giang Province, Vietnam

The Hoabinhian is a lithic techno-complex of archaeological sites associated with assemblages in Southeast Asia from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene, dated to –2000 BCE. It is attributed to hunter-gatherer societies of the region whose technological variability over time is poorly understood. In 2016, a rock shelter was identified in Yunnan, China, 40 km from the border with Myanmar, where artifacts belonging to the Hoabinhian technocomplex were recognized, dating from 41,500 BCE.

king of Âu Lạc from 257 BC to 179 BC

culture located around modern-day central and southern Vietnam and the Philippines that flourished between 1000 BC and 200 AD

semi-mythical King of ancient Vietnam

Archaeological site in Vietnam

Vietnamese mythological figure

Vietnamese dynasty

leader of Xích Quỷ

type of bronze drum from Vietnam

ancient conglomeration of Baiyue tribes

period of the Neolithic Age in Vietnam

Baiyue tribe

thumb|Commanderies of the Eastern Han dynasty in 219 AD

Vietnamese rulers of the Hồng Bàng period

archaeological culture

archaeological culture