ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Annam </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Vietnam, Dai Viet"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of Annam <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xannam.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xannam.html"> <img src = "../banners/banannam.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on December 19th 2004, last revised on November 23rd 2006 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Annam </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> pre 1471 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Tonkin was the coreland of Vietnam, which the Chinese referred to as Annam. For earlier history of Annam as a Vietnamese state, see <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A>. </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1472 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annamese troops conquered Indrapura (Hue), Champa's capital; population massacred, northern and central provinces of Champa annexed. Click <A HREF = "tlchampa.html">here</A> for timeline of history of Champa </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1558 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> The state of Annam, in the course of struggles over kingship, had split in two - <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A>, in traditionally Annamese territory, and Annam, in conquered Champa territory, Hue being the capital of the latter </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1620 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Nguyen Dynasty refused to continue being vassalls of the Tonkin kings </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1648 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> War with <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1659 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annamese invasion of Cambodia </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1661 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annam invaded by <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1672 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annam invaded by <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1673 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> At war since 1620, Annam, Tonkin signed a truce that was to last about a century </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1690 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Cambodia defeated, turned into a vassall state </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1697 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Champa defeated, turned into Annamese vassall </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1720 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Champa annexed </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1749 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annamese conquest of Mekong Delta </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1771 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Tay Son peasant rebellion broke out </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1777 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Nguyen ruling family massacred, except of one prince </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1783 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Nguyen Anh expelled from his last stronghold at Saigon </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1786 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Tay Son conquered Tonkin <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1788-1789 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Qing invasion, defeated </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1800 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Exiled Nguyen prince returned with French aid, took Tay Son capital </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1802 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annam conquered <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A>; reunification of Vietnam </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1802 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Confucian Academy of <A HREF = "tltonkin.html">Tonkin</A> relocated from Hanoi to Annamese capital of Hue </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1811-1812 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Cambodian revolt against Siamese rule; Annamese intervention </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1820 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Cambodian revolt against Annamese rule </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1831-1834 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> War with Siam </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1841-1845 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> War with Siam, over Cambodia </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1847 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> French navy shelled Da Nang (Tourane) </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1851 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Annamese suffered defeat at the hands of Cambodia </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1858 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Combined French, Spanish troops conquered Da Nang (Tourane) </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1859-1863 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = 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