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History of Annam |
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In western sources published prior to 1945, Vietnam during the years 1500 to French colonization does not appear as one
political entity, but instead as three distinct entities - Tonkin (Tonquin, Tongking, Tonking etc.),
Annam and Cochinchina.
In 1802, the Nguyen Dynasty unified these three (Vietnam 1802-1885). While
many contemporary western scholars were aware of this, the names Annam, Cochinchina and Tonkin continued to be
used, at imes for the historical region, at times for the entire polity. Modern Vietnamese historiography emphasizes that these
were fragments of essentially one greater unit, Dai Viet. WHKMLA attempts to provide easy access to numerous historical sources, both primary and secondary. For sources on Dai Viet, see History of Vietnam. From 1887 to 1954, Tonkin, Annam and Cochinchina together with Laos and Cambodia formed part of French Indochina. Historical Atlas : Vietnam Page Timeline : Tonkin List of Wars : Vietnam Students' Paper : Son, Bo Kyung, The History of Persecution of the Buddhist Faith (2011) |
