Vietnam Before Chinese Domination (Until ca. 43 AD)

Vietnam After Chinese Domination

POLITICAL CHANGE

 

An Dương Vương ̣ (r.257-207 BCE): Thục Phán, nephew of the king of northern uplands kingdom, assumed the name of An Duong Vuong, when he invaded and conquered the lowlands Văn Lang Kingdom in 257, B.C., thus ending the rule of the legendary Hùng Kings. The new kingdom was known as Âu Lạc.

 

Zhao Tuo (Triệu Đà): Qin military leader and founder of the Nam Việt Kingdom (207-111 BCE).

 

 

Trưng Sisters Rebellion: revolt led by Trung Trac and Trung Nhi against their Chinese masters that resulted briefly in an autonomous Vietnamese state (fl. AD 39-43).

 

Ma Yüan (14 BCE- AD 49): Chinese general who helped establish the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220), and crushed insurrections along China’s northern and southern frontiers.

 

INTELLECTUAL CHANGE

 

Religion life guided by local animist beliefs

 

Local elite share goods and technology with neighbors.  New ideas follow same route.  Taoism likely entered Vietnam in this manner.

 

Chinese settlers bring Confucian beliefs and practices to "civilize" local residents.

 

Confucianism: for Chinese and Sino-Viet elite

 

Taoism: for the common people and for rebels.

 

SOCIAL CHANGE

 

Local Elite were the Lạc Lords controlling the lowlands of the Hong River Delta

 

 

Lạc Lords must share control with in-coming Chinese settlers.  Inter-marriage produces a "Sino-Viet" social elite.