# The dynasties of Vietnam, from the Ngô to the Nguyễn

From Ngô Quyền's victory over the Southern Han on the Bạch Đằng River in 938 to Emperor Bảo Đại's abdication in 1945: Vietnam's main dynasties of the independent era in chronological order, with dates and founders.

- 22 votes · 11 items
- Sep 29, 2023 · Võ Ngọc Hà
- https://even.best/en/l/5460/the-dynasties-of-vietnam-from-the-ngo-to-the-nguyen

## Top 11

1. **Đinh dynasty** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 968–980. Founder: Đinh Bộ Lĩnh. Named the country Đại Cồ Việt.
2. **Lý dynasty** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1009–1225. Founder: Lý Công Uẩn. Moved the capital from Hoa Lư to Thăng Long (Hanoi) in 1010.
3. **Trần dynasty** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1225–1400. Founder: Trần Cảnh. Defeated the Mongol-Yuan invasions three times.
4. **Ngô dynasty** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 939–965. Founder: Ngô Quyền. Began the era of independence after the victory at Bạch Đằng in 938.
5. **Hồ dynasty** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1400–1407. Founder: Hồ Quý Ly.
6. **Later Lê dynasty** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1428–1789 (interrupted 1527–1533). Founder: Lê Lợi. The longest-lasting dynasty in Vietnamese history.
7. **Mạc dynasty** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1527–1592. Founder: Mạc Đăng Dung.
8. **Later Trần dynasty** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1407–1414. Founder: Giản Định Đế. Resisted Ming rule.
9. **Tây Sơn dynasty** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1778–1802. Founder: Nguyễn Nhạc. Emperor Quang Trung defeated the Qing army in 1789.
10. **Nguyễn dynasty** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1802–1945. Founder: Nguyễn Ánh (Gia Long). The last imperial dynasty; Emperor Bảo Đại abdicated in 1945.
11. **Early Lê dynasty** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 980–1009. Founder: Lê Hoàn.

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