Capitals of Vietnam Throughout History

Vietnam is a country in South East Asia, based on wet  rice cultivation. Vietnam has 54 ethnic minorities living from North to South. Capital of Vietnam was in different provinces by passing times.

2000 BC: Hung Vuong Dynasty, the capital at Phong Chau - Phu Tho province

257 - 208 BC: An Duong Vuong, the capital at Co Loa - Hanoi

40-43 AD : Trung Vuong, the capital at Me Linh - Hanoi

541 - 602 : Pre - Ly Dynasty, the capital at Long Bien - Hanoi

8th century - 937 : the capital at Dai La, today Hanoi

939 - 967 : Ngo Dynasty, the capital at Co Loa, today Hanoi

968 - 1009 : Dinh and Pre-Le Dynasties, the capital at Hoa Lu, today Ninh Binh province

1009 - 1400 : Ly and Tran Dynasties, the capital in Thang Long or today Hanoi

1400 - 1407 : Ho Dynasty, the capital in Thanh Hoa province

1428 - 1788 : Le and Mac Dynasties, the capital in Hanoi

1789 - 1802: Quang Trung, the capital in Phu Xuan - central part of Vietnam

1802 - 1945: Nguyen Dynasty, the capital city in Hue, central part of Vietnam

1945 - 1976: Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the capital in Hanoi

1976 till now: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the capital is Hanoi city