List of wars involving Vietnam

This is a list of wars involving the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its predecessor states.

Color legend:

• Red: Involved with China
• Yellow: Involved with Champa
• Brown: Civil war
• White: Internal conflict, throne crisis

Ancient era

Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879–258 BC)

Thục dynasty (258–207 BC or 208–179 BC)

Triệu dynasty (207 BC or 179–111 BC)

First, Second and Third Chinese domination era

First Chinese domination (111 BC – 40 AD)

Trưng Queen (40–43)

Second Chinese domination (43–541)

Early Lý dynasty (544–602)

Third Chinese domination (602–905)

Independent monarchical era

Autonomous period under Khúc clan and Dương clan (905–938)

Ngô dynasty (939–965)

Đinh dynasty (968–980)

Early Lê dynasty (980–1009)

Later Lý dynasty (1009–1225)

Trần dynasty (1226–1400)

Hồ dynasty (1400–1407)

Fourth Chinese Domination era

Revived monarchical era

Later Lê dynasty – Initial period (1428–1527)

Mạc dynasty (1527–1677)

Trịnh lord – Tonkin (1545–1787)

Nguyễn lord – Cochinchina (1558–1777)

Trịnh-Nguyễn War (1627–1775)

Tây Sơn dynasty (1778–1802)

Nguyễn dynasty – Independent period (1802–1883)

Colonial era

French Indochina (1858–1945)

Japanese Indochina (1940–1945)

Modern era

Democratic Republic of Vietnam – North Vietnam (1945–1976)

State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam – South Vietnam (1949–1975)

Unification era

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)

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Citations

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