List of Vietnamese monarchs
Encyclopedia
Below is a list of Vietnamese monarchs. Some declared themselves king
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...

s (vua/vương) or emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...

s (hoàng đế). Because Vietnam was a titular tributary state
Tributary state
The term tributary state refers to one of the two main ways in which a pre-modern state might be subordinate to a more powerful neighbour. The heart of the relationship was that the tributary would send a regular token of submission to the superior power...

 to China, many monarchs sought investiture by the Chinese Court; some did not have this approval (Hồ Dynasty) and others did not care to gain the Chinese investiture at all. Many of the Later Lê monarchs were nominal rulers, with the real powers resting on lords who were theoretically loyal to them. Most Vietnamese monarchs are known through their temple name
Temple name
Temple names are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Korean , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names. Compared to posthumous names, the use of temple names is more exclusive...

s, while the Nguyễn Dynasty is known through their era names.

Hồng Bàng

It is supposed that the Hùng Kings of the Hồng Bàng Dynasty reigned Vietnam, or the kingdom of Văn Lang
Van Lang
Văn Lang was, according to tradition, the first nation of the ancient Vietnamese people, founded in 2879 BC and existing until 258 BC. It was ruled by the Hùng Kings of the Hồng Bàng Dynasty. There is, however, little reliable historical information available...

 at that time, from 2897 BCE to 258 BCE. Following is the list of 18 Hùng kings as recorded in the book Việt Nam sử lược
Việt Nam sử lược
Việt Nam sử lược was the first Quoc Ngu history text compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Kim. It covered the period from Hồng Bàng Dynasty to the time of French Indochina. The book was first published in 1921 and reprinted many times to this day...

by Trần Trọng Kim
Tran Trong Kim
Trần Trọng Kim was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the short-lived Empire of Vietnam, a puppet state created by Imperial Japan in 1945...

.
King Given name Reign
Lục Dương Vương  Kinh Dương Vương
Kinh Dương Vương
Kinh Dương Vương , according to the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Kinh Dương Vương ruled over Xích Quỷ and he was the father of Lạc Long Quân .At present, Kinh Dương Vương's tomb was located in the village of An Lữ, Thuận Thành...

, Hùng Dương or Lộc Tục
Hùng Hiền Vương  Lạc Long Quân
Lac Long Quan
Lạc Long Quân , according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was the father of the Vietnamese people, and their first true king. Lạc Long Quân was the son and sole successor of Kinh Dương Vương , who ruled over Xích Quỷ...

, Hùng Hiền or Sùng Lãm
Hùng Quốc Vương  Lân Lang
Hùng Diệp Vương  Bảo Lang
Hùng Hy Vương  Viên Lang
Hùng Huy Vương  Pháp Hải Lang
Hùng Chiêu Vương  Lang Liêu 
Hùng Vi Vương  Thừa Vân Lang
Hùng Định Vương  Quân Lang
Hùng Nghi Vương  Hùng Hải Lang
Hùng Trinh Vương  Hưng Đức Lang
Hùng Vũ Vương  Đức Hiền Lang
Hùng Việt Vương  Tuấn Lang
Hùng Anh Vương  Chân Nhân Lang
Hùng Triệu Vương  Cảnh Chiêu Lang
Hùng Tạo Vương  Đức Quân Lang
Hùng Nghi Vương  Bảo Quang Lang
Hùng Duệ Vương  Huệ Lang

Thục Dynasty (257-207 BCE or 179 BCE)

King Given name Reign
An Dương Vương
An Duong Vuong
An Dương Vương is the title of Thục Phán , who ruled over the ancient kingdom of Âu Lạc from 257 to 207 BCE, after defeating the state of Văn Lang and uniting the two tribes Âu Việt and Lạc Việt...

 
Thục Phán 257-179 BCE

Triệu Dynasty (207-111 BCE)

King Given name Reign
Triệu Vũ Vương  Triệu Đà 179-137 BCE
Triệu Văn Vương  Triệu Hồ 137-125 BCE
Triệu Minh Vương
Zhao Yingqi
Zhao Yingqi was the third ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue . His rule began in 122 BC and ended with his death in 115 BC. In Vietnamese history, he is considered a king of Vietnam.Zhao Yingqi was the eldest son of King Zhao Mo of Nanyue...

 
Triệu Anh Tề 125-113 BCE
Triệu Ai Vương
Zhao Xing
Zhao Xing , was the forth ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue . His rule began in 115 BC and ended with his death in 112 BC...

 
Triệu Hưng 113-112 BCE
Triệu Thuật Dương Vương
Zhao Jiande
Zhao Jiande was the last king of the Nanyue Kingdom. His rule began in 112 BC and ended in the next year....

 
Triệu Kiến Đức 112-111 BCE

Timeline

Major rebellions

Chinese dynasty Rebellion Leader Time
Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

 
Rebellion of the Trưng Sisters Trưng Sisters
Trung Sisters
The Trưng sisters were leaders who rebelled against Chinese rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam. Their names are Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị ....

 
40-43
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China...

 
Rebellion of Lady Triệu Triệu Thị Trinh
Trieu Thi Trinh
Triệu Thị Trinh was a Vietnamese female warrior in 3rd century AD Vietnam who managed, for a time, to successfully resist the Kingdom of Wu during their occupation of Vietnam...

 
246-249
Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

 
Rebellion of Mai Hắc Đế Mai Thúc Loan
Mai Thúc Loan
Mai Thúc Loan Mai Thúc Loan Mai Thúc Loan (or Mai Huyền Thành (梅玄成), titled Mai Hắc Đế (梅黑帝, literally Mai the Black Emperor), was the Vietnamese leader of the 722 uprising against the rule of the Tang Dynasty in the region of Hoan and Ái provinces (now Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An of Vietnam)...

 
722
Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

 
Rebellion of Phùng Hưng Phùng Hưng
Phùng Hung
Phùng Hưng was a military leader who briefly reigned over Vietnam during the 8th century.According to Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư , Phùng Hưng, a native of Đường Lâm , was rich and possessed prodigious physical strength. In 791, Phùng Hưng and his brother, Phùng Hải, led a rebellion against the...


Phùng An 
766-789

Early Lý Dynasty (544-602)

         
111 BCE 544 602 938  
King Given name Reign
Lý Nam Đế  Lý Bí (Lý Bôn) 541-548
Triệu Việt Vương  Triệu Quang Phục 549-571
Hậu Lý Nam Đế  Lý Phật Tử 571-602

Autonomy (905-938)

       
111 BCE 905 938  
Jiedushi
Jiedushi
The Jiedushi were regional military governors in China during the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. Originally set up to counter external threats, the jiedushi were given enormous power, including the ability to maintain their own armies, collect taxes, and pass their...

Given name Reign
Tĩnh Hải Tiết độ sứ Khúc Thừa Dụ
Khúc Thừa Dụ
Khúc Thừa Dụ or Khúc Tiên was a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân in early 10th century. Khúc Thừa Dụ was the head of the Khúc family in Hải Dương and was well-known by people in the region for his wealth and benevolence...

 
905-907
Tĩnh Hải Tiết độ sứ Khúc Hạo
Khúc Hạo
Khúc Hạo was the Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân from 907 to 917 succeeding his father Khúc Thừa Dụ. During his reign, Khúc Hạo made several important social and administrative reforms including a new system of administrative division, the levelling of cultivated land tax and the abolishment...

 (Khúc Thừa Hạo)
907-917
Tĩnh Hải Tiết độ sứ Khúc Thừa Mỹ  917-923/930
Tĩnh Hải Tiết độ sứ Dương Đình Nghệ  931-937
Tĩnh Hải Tiết độ sứ Kiều Công Tiễn
Kiều Công Tiễn
Kiều Công Tiễn or Kiểu Công Tiện was a general in the court of Dương Đình Nghệ, a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân who took over the position in 931. In 937 Kiều Công Tiễn assassinated the Jiedushi to seize his position and thus provoked a revolt led by Ngô Quyền who sought revenge his lord and...

937-938

Timeline

Ngô Dynasty
Ngô Dynasty
The Ngô dynasty was a dynasty in Vietnam.Around the year 930 AD, as Ngô Quyền rose to power, northern Vietnam was militarily occupied by Southern Han and was treated as an autonomous province and vassal state of China and was referred to as Giao Chỉ...

 (939-965)

       
939 965 1945  
King Era names Given name Reign
Tiền Ngô Vương none Ngô Quyền
Ngo Quyen
Ngô Quyền was a Vietnamese prefect and general during the Southern Han Dynasty occupation of Giao Châu in the Red River Valley in what is now northern Vietnam...

 
939-944
Dương Bình Vương none Dương Tam Kha
Duong Tam Kha
Dương Tam Kha was King of Vietnam during the short time from 944 to 950 in the Ngô Dynasty.-Early years:Dương Tam Kha was one of Dương Đình Nghệ's sons, brother of Ngô Quyền’s wife, empress Dương...

 
944-950
Hậu Ngô Vương none Ngô Xương Ngập
Ngô Xương Văn 
950-965
Dương Tam Kha came from the Dương family. Hậu Ngô Vương was the title of both Ngô Xương Ngập and Ngô Xương Văn who co-ruled the country.

Đinh Dynasty (968-980)

         
939 968 980 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Đinh Tiên Hoàng  Thái Bình Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (Đinh Hoàn) 968-979
Đinh Phế Đế  Thái Bình Đinh Toàn (Đinh Tuệ) 979-980
Đinh Phế Đế continued to use his father's era name.

Early Lê Dynasty (980-1009)

         
939 980 1009 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Lê Đại Hành  Thiên Phúc
Hưng Thống (989-993)
Ứng Thiên (994-1005)
Lê Hoàn 980-1005
Lê Trung Tông  none Lê Long Việt 1005 (3 days)
Lê Ngoạ Triều  Cảnh Thụy (1008–1009) Lê Long Đĩnh 1005–1009

Lý Dynasty
Lý Dynasty
The Lý Dynasty , sometimes known as the Later Lý Dynasty , was a Vietnamese dynasty that began in 1009 when Lý Thái Tổ overthrew the Prior Lê Dynasty and ended in 1225 when the queen Lý Chiêu Hoàng was forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her husband, Trần Cảnh. They ruled Vietnam for a...

 (1010–1225)

         
939 1010 1225 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Lý Thái Tổ  Thuận Thiên Lý Công Uẩn 1010–1028
Lý Thái Tông
Lý Thái Tông
Lý Thái Tông was the posthumous title of Lý Phật Mã , emperor of the Lý Dynasty of Đại Việt from 1028 to 1054. His father was Lý Công Uẩn , posthumously known as Lý Thái Tổ , the founder and the first emperor of the Lý Dynasty...

 
Thiên Thành (1028–1033)
Thông Thụy (1034–1038)
Càn Phù Hữu Đạo (1039–1041)
Minh Đạo (1042–1043)
Thiên Cảm Thánh Võ (1044–1048)
Sùng Hưng Đại Bảo (1049–1054)
Lý Phật Mã 1028–1054
Lý Thánh Tông
Lý Thánh Tông
Lý Thánh Tông was the posthumous title of the third emperor of the Lý dynasty of Vietnam. Like his father, he was considered as one of the most talented and benevolent kings in Vietnamese history.-Genius Crown Prince:...

 
Long Thụy Thái Bình (1054–1058)
Chương Thánh Gia Khánh (1059–1065)
Long Chương Thiên Tự (1066–1067)
Thiên Huống Bảo Tượng (1060)
Thần Võ (1069–1072)
Lý Nhật Tôn 1054–1072
Lý Nhân Tông
Ly Nhan Tong
Lý Nhân Tông , given name Lý Càn Đức , was the fourth emperor of the Lý Dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1072 to his death in 1127...

 
Thái Ninh (1072–1075)
Anh Võ Chiêu Thắng (1076–1084)
Quảng Hữu (1085–1091)
Hội Phong (1092–1100)
Long Phù (1101–1109)
Hội Tường Đại Khánh (1110–1119)
Thiên Phù Duệ Võ (1120–1126)
Thiên Phù Khánh Thọ (1127)
Lý Càn Đức 1072–1127
Lý Thần Tông
Lý Thần Tông
Lý Thần Tông , given name Lý Dương Hoán , was the fifth emperor of the Lý Dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1127 to his death in 1138. Becoming the ruler of Đại Việt at the age of twelve, Lý Thần Tông successfully maintained the order of the royal court and strengthened the stability of the...

 
Thiên Thuận (1128–1132)
Thiên Chương Bảo Tự (1133–1137)
Lý Dương Hoán 1128–1138
Lý Anh Tông
Lý Anh Tông
Lý Anh Tông , given name Lý Thiên Tộ , was the sixth emperor of the Lý Dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1138 to his death in 1175...

 
Thiệu Minh (1138–1139)
Đại Định (1140–1162)
Chính Long Bảo Ứng 1163-1173)
Thiên Cảm Chí Bảo (1174–1175)
Lý Thiên Tộ 1138–1175
Lý Cao Tông
Lý Cao Tông
Lý Cao Tông , born Lý Long Trát or Lý Long Cán, was the seventh king of the Lý dynasty, ruling for 35 years. Some consider his reign being the beginning of the falling into decay of the Lý Dynasty because of erroneous determinations made by him...

 
Trinh Phù (1176–1185)
Thiên Gia Bảo Hữu (1202–1204)
Trị Bình Long Ứng (1205–1210)
Lý Long Trát (Lý Long Cán) 1176–1210
Lý Huệ Tông  Kiến Gia Lý Sảm 1211–1224
Lý Chiêu Hoàng
Lý Chiêu Hoàng
Lý Chiêu Hoàng was the eighth and last sovereign of the Lý Dynasty from 1224 to 1225 and the only empress regnant in the history of Vietnam. Chosen by the Emperor Lý Huệ Tông as his successor at the age of only six, Lý Chiêu Hoàng ruled the country under the total influence of Trần Thủ Độ and the...

 
Thiên Chương Hữu Đạo Lý Phật Kim (Lý Thiên Hinh) 1224–1225
The only empress in the history of Vietnam.

Trần Dynasty (1225–1400)

         
939 1225 1400 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Trần Thái Tông
Trần Thái Tông
Trần Thái Tông, born name: Trần Cảnh , July 17, 1218-May 4, 1277) was the first emperor of the Trần Dynasty, seated on the throne for 33 years , being Grand Emperor for 19 years.-Biography:...

 
Kiến Trung (1225–1237)
Thiên Ứng Chính Bình (1238–1350)
Nguyên Phong (1251–1258)
Trần Cảnh 1225–1258
Trần Thánh Tông
Tran Thanh Tong
Trần Thánh Tông , given name Trần Hoảng , was the second emperor of the Trần Dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông, Thánh Tông held the title Thái thượng hoàng from 1279 to his death in 1290...

 
Thiệu Long (1258–1272)
Bảo Phù (1273–1278)
Trần Hoảng 1258–1278
Trần Nhân Tông  Thiệu Bảo (1279–1284)
Trùng Hưng (1285–1293)
Trầm Khâm 1279–1293
Trần Anh Tông
Trần Anh Tông
Trần Anh Tông , given name Trần Thuyên , was the fourth emperor of the Trần Dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1293 to 1314. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Minh Tông, Anh Tông held the title Thái thượng hoàng for six years...

 
Hưng Long Trần Thuyên 1293–1314
Trần Minh Tông
Trần Minh Tông
Trần Minh Tông , given name Trần Mạnh , was the fifth emperor of the Trần Dynasty who ruled Đại Việt from 1314 to 1329. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Hiến Tông, Minh Tông held the title of Thái thượng hoàng for 29 years...

 
Đại Khánh (1314–1323)
Khai Thái (1324–1329)
Trần Mạnh 1314–1329
Trần Hiến Tông
Trần Hiến Tông
Trần Hiến Tông , given name Trần Vượng , was the sixth emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned Đại Việt from 1329 to 1341. Enthroned by Minh Tông when he was only a ten-year-old boy, Hiến Tông ruled Đại Việt with the regent of the Retired Emperor Minh Tông during his thirteen years of reign...

 
Khai Hữu Trần Vượng 1329–1341
Trần Dụ Tông
Trần Dụ Tông
Trần Dụ Tông , given name Trần Hạo , was the seventh emperor of the Trần Dynasty, and reigned over Đại Việt from 1341 to 1369...

 
Thiệu Phong (1341–1357)
Đại Trị (1358–1369)
Trần Hạo 1341–1369
Hôn Đức Công
Dương Nhật Lễ
Hôn Đức Công , given name Dương Nhật Lễ , was the emperor of Đại Việt from 1369 to 1370. Although not coming from the Trần clan, Dương Nhật Lễ was ceded the throne of the Trần Dynasty by an edict of Emperor Trần Dụ Tông shortly before his death...

 
Đại Định Dương Nhật Lễ 1369–1370
Trần Nghệ Tông
Trần Nghệ Tông
Trần Nghệ Tông , given name Trần Phủ , was the eighth emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned Đại Việt from 1370 to 1372. Nghệ Tông was credited with the re-establishment of Trần clan's ruling in Đại Việt from Hôn Đức Công who kept the throne in nearly two years after the decease of Trần Dụ Tông...

 
Thiệu Khánh Trần Phủ 1370–1372
Trần Duệ Tông
Trần Duệ Tông
Trần Duệ Tông , given name Trần Kính , was the ninth emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned Đại Việt from 1373 to 1377. Duệ Tông succeeded the throne from his brother Trần Nghệ Tông who was credited with the re-establishment of Trần clan's ruling in Đại Việt from Hôn Đức Công...

 
Long Khánh Trần Kính 1372–1377
Trần Phế Đế
Trần Phế Đế
Trần Phế Đế , given name Trần Hiện , was the tenth emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned Đại Việt from 1377 to 1388. After his father's death in Battle of Đồ Bàn in January 1377, Phế Đế was enthroned as Đại Việt Emperor by the Retired Emperor Trần Nghệ Tông who acted as Phế Đế's regent during his...

 
Xương Phù Trần Hiện 1377–1388
Trần Thuận Tông
Trần Thuận Tông
Trần Thuận Tông , given name Trần Ngung , was the eleventh emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned Đại Việt from 1378 to 1398. He was chosen to succeed to this position by his father, the Retired Emperor Trần Nghệ Tông, after Nghệ Tông decided to dethrone and force Trần Phế Đế to commit suicide...

 
Quang Thái Trần Ngung 1388–1398
Trần Thiếu Đế
Trần Thiếu Đế
Trần Thiếu Đế , given name Trần An , was the twelfth and the last emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned over Đại Việt from 1398 to 1400. At the age of only three, he was chosen to succeed his father Trần Thuận Tông who was forced by Hồ Quý Ly to resign and hold the title Retired Emperor...

 
Kiến Tân Trần Án 1398–1400

Hồ Dynasty (1400–1407)

         
939 1400 1407 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Hồ Quý Ly  Thánh Nguyên Lê Quý Ly 1400
Hồ Hán Thương  Thiệu Thành (1401–1402)
Khai Đại (1403–1407)
Hồ Hán Thương 1401–1407

Later Trần Dynasty (1407–1413)

         
939 1407 1413 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Giản Định Đế  Hưng Khánh Trần Ngỗi 1407–1409
Trùng Quang Đế  Trùng Quang Trần Quý Khoáng 1409–1413

Ming
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 domination (1407–1427)

         
939 1407 1427 1945  
King Era names Given name Reign
Trần Cảo  Thiên Khánh Trần Cảo 1426–1428

Lê Dynasty
Lê Dynasty
The Later Lê Dynasty , sometimes referred to as the Lê Dynasty was the longest-ruling dynasty of Vietnam, ruling the country from 1428 to 1788, with a brief interruption....

 - Early period (1428–1527)

         
939 1428 1527 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Lê Thái Tổ  Thuận Thiên Lê Lợi 1428–1433
Lê Thái Tông
Lê Thái Tông
Lê Thái Tông was an emperor of Vietnam from 1438 till his early death four years later.- Biography :...

 
Thiệu Bình (1434–1440)
Đại Bảo (1440–1442)
Lê Nguyên Long 1433–1442
Lê Nhân Tông
Le Nhan Tong
Lê Nhân Tông was king of Vietnam from 1453 till his murder in a coup. He was a grandson of the hero-king Le Loi. During nearly all of his short reign, the real power behind the throne was his mother, Nguyen Thi Anh....

 
Đại Hòa/Thái Hòa (1443–1453)
Diên Ninh (1454–1459)
Lê Bang Cơ 1442–1459
Lệ Đức Hầu (Lạng Sơn Vương) Thiên Hưng (1459–1460) Lê Nghi Dân 1459–1460
Lê Thánh Tông
Lê Thánh Tông
Lê Thánh Tông was emperor of Đại Việt from 1460 until his death. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest emperors of Vietnamese history and the Vietnamese "Hammurabi."-Early years:...

 
Quang Thuận (1460–1469)
Hồng Đức (1470–1497)
Lê Tư Thành (Lê Hạo) 1460–1497
Lê Hiến Tông
Lê Hiển Tông
Lê Hiển Tông , born Lê Duy Hiệu, was the second-last king of Vietnamese Lê Dynasty. He reigned from 1740 to 1786 and was succeeded by his grandson Lê Duy Kỳ.-References:...

 
Cảnh Thống Lê Tranh 1497–1504
Lê Túc Tông  Thái Trinh Lê Thuần 6/1504-12/1504
Lê Uy Mục  Đoan Khánh Lê Tuấn 1505–1509
Lê Tương Dực  Hồng Thuận Lê Oanh 1510–1516
Lê Chiêu Tông
Lê Chiêu Tông
Lê Chiêu Tông was a king of the Lê Dynasty of Vietnam who ruled from 1516 to 1526. He was the son of Lê Sùng and nephew of the preceding king Lê Tuong Duc. As Lê Tuong Duc was assassinated in 1516, the young Lê Chieu Tông was put on the throne...

 
Quang Thiệu (1516–1526) Lê Y 1516–1522
Lê Cung Hoàng
Lê Cung Hoàng
Lê Cung Hoàng was the last emperor of the early Lê dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned from 1522 to 1527. Lê Cung Hoàng was put on the throne by the powerful general Mạc Đăng Dung in 1522 in place of the deposed emperor, Lê Chiêu Tông. Eventually Mạc Đăng Dung deposed Lê Cung Hoàng in 1522....

 
Thống Nguyên (1522–1527) Lê Xuân 1522–1527

Divided time

North - Mạc Dynasty (1527–1592)

         
939 1527 1592 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Mạc Thái Tổ  Minh Đức Mạc Đăng Dung 1527–1529
Mạc Thái Tông  Đại Chính Mạc Đăng Doanh 1530–1540
Mạc Hiến Tông  Quãng Hòa Mạc Phúc Hải 1541–1546
Mạc Tuyên Tông  Vĩnh Định (1547)
Cảnh Lịch (1548–1553)
Quang Bảo (1554–1561)
Mạc Phúc Nguyên 1546–1561
Mạc Mậu Hợp  Thuần Phúc (1562–1565)
Sùng Khang (1566–1577)
Diên Thành (1578–1585)
Đoan Thái (1586–1587)
Hưng Trị (1588–1590)
Hồng Ninh (1591–1592)
Mạc Mậu Hợp 1562–1592
Mạc Toàn  Vũ An (1592-1592) Mạc Toàn 1592
After Mạc Toàn, Mạc family fled to Cao Bằng and continued to occupy there until 1677:
  • Mạc Kính Chỉ (1592–1593)
  • Mạc Kính Cung (1593–1625)
  • Mạc Kính Khoan (1623–1638)
  • Mạc Kính Vũ (Mạc Kính Hoàn) (1638–1677)

South - Lê Dynasty
Lê Dynasty
The Later Lê Dynasty , sometimes referred to as the Lê Dynasty was the longest-ruling dynasty of Vietnam, ruling the country from 1428 to 1788, with a brief interruption....

 (1533–1788)

         
939 1533 1788 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Lê Trang Tông  Nguyên Hòa Lê Duy Ninh 1533–1548
Lê Trung Tông  Thuận Bình Lê Huyên 1548–1556
Lê Anh Tông  Thiên Hữu (1557)
Chính Trị (1558–1571)
Hồng Phúc (1572–1573)
Lê Duy Bang 1556–1573
Lê Thế Tông  Gia Thái (1573–1577)
Quang Hưng (1578–1599)
Lê Duy Đàm 1573–1599
Restoration - Conflict between the Trịnh and Nguyễn Lords

During this time, emperors of the Lê Dynasty only ruled in name, it was the Trịnh Lords in Northern Vietnam and Nguyễn Lords in Southern Vietnam who held the real power.
Lê Kính Tông  Thận Đức (1600)
Hoằng Định (1601–1619)
Lê Duy Tân 1600–1619
Lê Thần Tông (lần thứ 1) Vĩnh Tộ (1620–1628)
Đức Long (1629–1643)
Dương Hòa (1635–1643)
Lê Duy Kỳ 1619–1643
Lê Chân Tông  Phúc Thái Lê Duy Hựu 1643–1649
Lê Thần Tông (lần thứ 2) Khánh Đức (1649–1652)
Thịnh Đức (1653–1657)
Vĩnh Thọ (1658–1661)
Vạn Khánh (1662)
Lê Duy Kỳ 1649–1662
Lê Huyền Tông  Cảnh Trị Lê Duy Vũ 1663–1671
Lê Gia Tông  Dương Đức (1672–1773)
Đức Nguyên (1674–1675)
Lê Duy Hợi (Lê Duy Cối, Lê Duy Khoái) 1672–1675
Lê Hy Tông  Vĩnh Trị (1678–1680)
Chính Hòa (1680–1705)
Lê Duy Hợp 1676–1704
Lê Dụ Tông  Vĩnh Thịnh (1706–1719)
Bảo Thái (1720–1729)
Lê Duy Đường 1705–1728
Hôn Đức Công  Vĩnh Khánh Lê Duy Phường 1729–1732
Lê Thuần Tông  Long Đức Lê Duy Tường 1732–1735
Lê Ý Tông  Vĩnh Hữu Lê Duy Thận 1735–1740
Lê Hiển Tông
Lê Hiển Tông
Lê Hiển Tông , born Lê Duy Hiệu, was the second-last king of Vietnamese Lê Dynasty. He reigned from 1740 to 1786 and was succeeded by his grandson Lê Duy Kỳ.-References:...

 
Cảnh Hưng Lê Duy Diêu 1740–1786
Lê Mẫn Đế  Chiêu Thống Lê Duy Khiêm (Lê Duy Kỳ) 1787–1789

Trịnh Lords (1545–1786)

         
939 1545 1786 1945  
Lord Given name Reign
Thế Tổ Minh Khang Thái Vương Trịnh Kiểm  1545–1570
Bình An Vương Trịnh Tùng  1570–1623
Thanh Đô Vương Trịnh Tráng  1623–1652
Tây Định Vương Trịnh Tạc  1653–1682
Định Nam Vương Trịnh Căn  1682–1709
An Đô Vương Trịnh Cương  1709–1729
Uy Nam Vương Trịnh Giang
Trinh Giang
Trịnh Giang ruled northern Vietnam from 1729 to 1740. His title as ruling lord was Uy Nam Vuong. He was one of the Trịnh Lords who ruled Vietnam. He was a bad ruler, being wasteful, inept, and callous.-History:...

 
1729–1740
Minh Đô Vương Trịnh Doanh
Trinh Doanh
Trịnh Doanh ruled northern Vietnam from 1740 to 1767 Trịnh Doanh was a younger son of Trịnh Cương, and belonged to the line of Trịnh Lords who ruled northern Vietnam...

 
1740–1767
Tĩnh Đô Vương Trịnh Sâm
Trinh Sam
Trịnh Sâm ruled northern Vietnam from 1767 to 1782 AD. He ruled with the title "Tinh Do Vuong", and was one of the last of the powerful Trịnh Lords. Trịnh Sâm defeated the ancient enemy of the northern state, the Nguyễn Lords in the south...

 
1767–1782
Điện Đô Vương Trịnh Cán  1782 (2 months)
Đoan Nam Vương Trịnh Khải  1782–1786
Án Đô Vương Trịnh Bồng  1786–1787

Nguyễn Lords (1600–1802)

         
939 1600 1802 1945  
Lord Given name Reign
Tiên vương Nguyễn Hoàng  1600–1613
Sãi vương Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên  1613–1635
Thượng vương Nguyễn Phúc Lan  1635–1648
Hiền vương Nguyễn Phúc Tần  1648–1687
Nghĩa vương Nguyễn Phúc Trăn  1687–1691
Minh vương Nguyễn Phúc Chu  1691–1725
Ninh vương Nguyễn Phúc Chú  1725–1738
Vũ Vương Nguyễn Phúc Khoát  1738–1765
Định Vương Nguyễn Phúc Thuần  1765–1777
Nguyễn Ánh Nguyễn Phúc Ánh
Gia Long
Emperor Gia Long , born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh , was an emperor of Vietnam...

 
1781–1802

Reunification

Tây Sơn Dynasty
Tây Son Dynasty
The name of Tây Sơn is used in many ways to refer to the period of peasant rebellions and decentralized dynasties established between the eras of the Later Lê and Nguyễn dynasties in the history of Vietnam between 1770 and 1802...

 (1778–1802)

         
939 1778 1802 1945  
Emperor Era names Given name Reign
Thái Đức Hoàng Đế Thái Đức Nguyễn Nhạc  1778–1793
Thái Tổ Vũ Hoàng Đế Quang Trung Nguyễn Huệ
Nguyen Hue
Nguyễn Huệ, also known as Emperor Quang Trung , born in Bình Định in 1753, died in Phú Xuân on 16 September 1792, was the second emperor of the Tây Sơn Dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 1788 until 1792...

 
1788–1792
Cảnh Thịnh Hoàng Đế Cảnh Thịnh
Bảo Hưng
Nguyễn Quang Toản  1792–1802

Nguyễn Dynasty (1802–1945)

       
939 1802 1945  
Era name Temple name Given name Reign
Gia Long
Gia Long
Emperor Gia Long , born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh , was an emperor of Vietnam...

 
Nguyễn Thế Tổ Nguyễn Phúc Ánh 1802–1819
Minh Mạng
Minh Mang
Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until 20 January 1841. He was a younger son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Crown Prince Canh, had died in 1801...

 
Nguyễn Thánh Tổ Nguyễn Phúc Đảm 1820–1840
Thiệu Trị
Thieu Tri
Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông was the third emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty taking the era name of Thiệu Trị...

 
Nguyễn Hiến Tổ Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông 1841–1847
Tự Đức  Nguyễn Dực Tông Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm 1848–1883
Dục Đức  Nguyễn Cung Tông Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Ái (Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Chân) 1883 (3 days)
Hiệp Hoà
Hiep Hoa
Emperor Hiệp Hòa was the sixth emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty and reigned for four months...

 
none Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Dật 6/1883-11/1883
Kiến Phúc
Kien Phuc
Kiến Phúc was an 7th emperor of Vietnam in the 19th century. Born in 1869, he was the nephew-turned-adopted son of Emperor Tự Đức...

 
Nguyễn Giản Tông Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đăng 12/1883-8/1884
Hàm Nghi
Ham Nghi
Emperor Hàm Nghi ; , was the eighth Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty. He reigned for only one year ....

 
none Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Lịch 8/1884-8/1885
Đồng Khánh  Nguyễn Cảnh Tông Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Kỷ 1885–1888
Thành Thái
Thanh Thai
Emperor Thành Thái of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty was born Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lân, son of Emperor Duc Duc. He reigned for 18 years, from 1889 to 1907.-Biography:...

 
none Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lân 1889–1907
Duy Tân
Duy Tan
Emperor Duy Tân , was a boy emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and reigned in 9 years between 1907 and 1916. His name was Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh San and was son of the Thành Thái emperor...

 
none Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh San 1907–1916
Khải Định  Nguyễn Hoằng Tông Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Đảo 1916–1925
Bảo Đại
Bảo Đài
Bảo Đài is a commune and village in Lục Nam District, Bac Giang Province, in northeastern Vietnam.-References:...

 
none Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy 1926–1945

Champa
Champa
The kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.The Cham people are remnants...

 (192-1832)

Dynasty Title Real name Reign Age at death
I Dynasty Sri Mara Ou Lian 192- ?
?
?
Fan Xiong fl. 270
Fan Yi c. 284-336
II Dynasty Fan Wen
Fan Wen
Fan Wen was the King of Champa from 336 to 349. Fan Wen was the commander in chief to Fan Tat, and, after Fan Tat's death in 336, he seized the throne. In 340, he sent an embassy to China to request the province of Giao Chi. His request was denied, and so Fan Wen recaptured Jen Nan in 347. He...

336-349
Fan Fo 349- ?
Bhadravarman I Fan Huda fl. 377
Gangaraja Fan Dizhen
Manorathavarman
Fan Diwen d.c. 420
III Dynasty Fan Yang Mai I
Fan Yang Mai I
Fan Yang Mai I or Pham Duong Mai I was the King of Champa from 421 to about 425. Following years of internal trouble, Fan Yang Mai overthrew the previous dynasty and seized the throne in 421. In 425, the Chinese invaded and defeated Champa and forced the Cham people to pay an annual tribute.-...

Fan Yangmai c. 420-c. 431
Fan Yang Mai II
Fan Yang Mai II
Fan Yang Mai II or Pham Duong Mai II was the King of Champa from 431 to about 455. In 431, the King was denied the aid of the King of Funan during a war with the Chinese governor of Chiao Chou. In 433, Fan Yang Mai II, after being denied this territory, turned against the Khmers and annexed the...

Fan Duo c. 431-c. 455
Fan Shencheng c. 455-c. 484
Fan Danggenchun c. 484-c. 492
Fan Zhunong c. 492-c. 502
Fan Wenkuan

or Fan Wenzan
c. 502-c. 510
Devavarman Fan Tiankai c 510-c 526
Vijayavarman c 526/9
IV Dynasty Rudravarman I c. 529 ?
Sambuvarman Fan Fanzhi c. 605
Kanharpadharma Fan Touli c. 629 ?
Bhasadharma Fan Zhenlong ? 640-
Bhadresvaravarman 645- ?
Isanavarman (FEMALE) d. 653
Vikrantavarman I Zhuge Di 653- ?
Vikrantavarman II c. 686-c. 731
Rudravarman II c. 731/58
V Dynasty (of Panduranga) Prithindravarman ? 758- ?
Satyavarman c. 770/87
Indravarman I c. 787/803
Harivarman I c. 803/17 > ?
Vikrantavarman III ? -c. 854
VI Dynasty (of Bhrigu) Indravarman II c. 854/98
Jaya Sinhavarman I c. 898/903
Jaya Saktivarman
Bhadravarman II fl. 910
Indravarman III c. 918-959
Jaya Indravarman I 959- < 965
Paramesvaravarman I < 965-982
Indravarman IV 982-986's
Lieou Ki-Tsong, of Annam c. 986-989
VII Dynasty Harivarman II c. 989-
Yan Pu Ku Vijaya c. 999/1007
Harivarman III fl. 1010
Patamesvaravarman II fl. 1018
Vikrantavarman IV ? -1030
Jaya Sinhavarman II 1030–1044
VIII Dynasty (of the South) Jaya Paramesvaravarman I 1044- ?
Bhadravarman III ? -1061
Rudravarman III 1061–1074
IX Dynasty Harivarman IV 1074–1080
Jaya Indravarman II 1080–1081, 1086–1114
Paramabhodhisatva 1081–1086
Harivarman V 1114–1139
X Dynasty Jaya Indravarman III 1139/45
XI Dynasty Rudravarman IV (Khmer vassal) 1145–1147
Jaya Harivarman I 1147–1167
Jaya Harivarman II 1167
Jaya Indravarman IV 1167–1190, d. 1192
XII Dynasty Suryajayavarman (Khmer vassal in Vijaya) 1190–1191
Suryavarman (Khmer vassal in Pandurang) 1190–1203
Jaya Indravarman V (in Vijaya) 1191
Cam Bốt thuộc 1203–1220
Jaya Paramesvaravarman II 1220-c. 1252
Jaya Indravarman VI c. 1252-1265
Indravarman V 1265–1288
Jaya Sinhavarman III 1288–1307
Jaya Sinhavarman IV 1307–1312
Chế Nang (Annamite Vassal) 1312–1318
XIII Dynasty Chế A Nan 1318–1342
Trà Hoa Bồ Đề 1342–1360
Chế Bồng Nga
Che Bong Nga
Po Binasuor, or Chế Bồng Nga, Che Bunga ruled Champa from 1360 - 1390 CE...

 (Red king-strongest king)
1360–1390
XIV Dynasty Ko Cheng 1390–1400
Jaya Sinhavarman V 1400–1441
Maija Vijaya 1441–1446
Moho Kouei-Lai 1446–1449
Moho Kouei-Yeou 1449–1458
XV Dynasty Moho P'an-Lo-Yue 1458–1460
P'an-Lo T'ou-Ts'iuan 1460–1471
Dynasty of the South Po Ro Me 1627–1651
Po Niga 1652–1660
Po Saut 1660–1692
Dynasty of Po Saktiraidaputih, vassal Cham rulers under the Nguyễn Lords Po Saktirai da putih 1695–1728
Po Ganvuh da putih 1728–1730
Po Thuttirai 1731–1732
vacant 1732–1735
Po Rattirai 1735–1763
Po Tathun da moh-rai 1763–1765
Po Tithuntirai da paguh 1765–1780
Po Tithuntirai da parang 1780–1781
vacant 1781–1783
Chei Krei Brei 1783–1786
Po Tithun da parang 1786–1793
Po Lathun da paguh 1793–1799
Po Chong Chan 1799–1822

Funan (1-627)

Title Real name Reign Age at death
Kambu Brahmin ruler, 1st century AD
Soma (fem.) latter 1st century
Kaundinya I (Hun-t’ien) latter 1st century
?
?
Hun P’an-h’uang 2nd half of 2nd c.
P’an-P’an early 3rd century
Fan Shih-Man ca. 205-225
Fan Chin-Sheng c. 225
Fan Chan c. 225-c. 240
Fan Hsun c. 240-287
Fan Ch’ang c. 245
Fan Hsiung 270 ?-285
?
?
Chandan (Chu Chan-t’an) 337
?
?
Kaundinya II (Chiao Chen-ju) ?-434
Sresthavarman ? or Sri Indravarman (Che-li-pa-mo or Shih-li-t’o-pa-mo) 434-435
?
?
Kaundinya Jayavarman (She-yeh-pa-mo) 484-514
Rudravarman 514-539 d. 550
Sarvabhauma ? (Liu-t’o-pa-mo) ?
? c. 550-627
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