The document summarizes the history of Vietnam from the 10th to 18th centuries. During this period, Vietnam established itself as an independent state called Dai Viet under successive dynasties. It had to continually resist invasions and domination from China and Mongolia. Vietnamese culture flourished while absorbing influences from China, and the country preserved its own language and agricultural traditions. In the 17th-18th centuries, peasant revolts grew as feudalism weakened, culminating in the Tay Son movement that briefly united the country and implemented reforms before the Nguyen Dynasty rose to power.
The document summarizes the history of Vietnam from the 10th to 18th centuries. During this period, Vietnam established itself as an independent state called Dai Viet under successive dynasties. It had to continually resist invasions and domination from China and Mongolia. Vietnamese culture flourished while absorbing influences from China, and the country preserved its own language and agricultural traditions. In the 17th-18th centuries, peasant revolts grew as feudalism weakened, culminating in the Tay Son movement that briefly united the country and implemented reforms before the Nguyen Dynasty rose to power.
The document summarizes the history of Vietnam from the 10th to 18th centuries. During this period, Vietnam established itself as an independent state called Dai Viet under successive dynasties. It had to continually resist invasions and domination from China and Mongolia. Vietnamese culture flourished while absorbing influences from China, and the country preserved its own language and agricultural traditions. In the 17th-18th centuries, peasant revolts grew as feudalism weakened, culminating in the Tay Son movement that briefly united the country and implemented reforms before the Nguyen Dynasty rose to power.
The document summarizes the history of Vietnam from the 10th to 18th centuries. During this period, Vietnam established itself as an independent state called Dai Viet under successive dynasties. It had to continually resist invasions and domination from China and Mongolia. Vietnamese culture flourished while absorbing influences from China, and the country preserved its own language and agricultural traditions. In the 17th-18th centuries, peasant revolts grew as feudalism weakened, culminating in the Tay Son movement that briefly united the country and implemented reforms before the Nguyen Dynasty rose to power.
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WEEK 5
THE DAI VIET
In the 10th century AD, the Vietnamese had won their freedom and built up an independent state named Dai Viet. The country was under the ruling of many national feudal dynasties, among which the most important ones were the Ly Dynasty (11th and 12th century), the Tran Dynasty (13th and 14th century), and the Le Dynasty (15th, 16th and 17th century) with their centralized administration, strong army forces and a highly developed economy and culture. During this period, Vietnam as a nation had to ceaselessly fight against the vicious conquering conspiracies of Chinese and Mongolian feudal empires. Vietnam’s long and tough struggles of resistance against the invasions of the Song (11th century), the Yuan or the Mongols (13th century), and the Ming (15th century) resulted in glorious victories. Vietnam became stronger, all its ethnic groups became more united and the country moved into a new period of prosperity after each struggle. Dong Son culture, which was enriched by the influence of Chinese culture, developed from century to century in the framework of an independent state. Buddhism and Confucianism entered Dai Viet and brought with them many popular cultural features and distinct forms. Nonetheless, Vietnam still preserved its own language and a highly developed agricultural civilization. In the 17th and 18th century, feudalism in Vietnam was considerably weakened. Peasants ceaselessly rose up in revolts that led to the Tay Son movement (1771-1802). Tay Son overthrew all regional feudal lordship that divided the country into two parts, united the country and chased away the Qing (Manchus) invaders from China, simultaneously implemented many social and cultural reforms. However, with foreign aid, Nguyen Anh soon took over the ruling power and the Nguyen Dynasty was established, which was the last royal dynasty in Vietnam.