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Through the beginning of the 20th century, a number of foundations were formed by the Vietnamese people including the Modernization Society and Vietnamese Restoration Society. In 1919, nearing the end of the first world war, Ho Chi Minh, then known as Nguyen Ai Quoc shows up at the Versailles Peace Conference trying to stop the [...]

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The <a href=”http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Places/Place/325109″>first Mongol</A> attack on Vietnam occurred in 1257 with later attacks happening later in 1284 and 1287. The attacks were carried out by a leader known as 000Kublai Khan000. The first two attacks were both on the Thang Long Capital (modern day Hanoi). The Vietnamese had anticipated the tasks and evacuated the capital [...]

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The founder of the first Vietnamese kingdom was believed to be Trieu Da in 208 BC, who had broken away from the Chinese emperor Ch’in. Trieun Da conquered the Vietnamese King Au Lac in order to take control of the land. Trieu Da then built a capital and declared himself emperor in the southern land [...]

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