Group
Dai Viet, Kingdom of
Đại Việt (literally Great Viet) is the name of Vietnam for the periods from 1054 to 1400 and 1428 to 1804.
Beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tông (r. 1054–1072), the third emperor of the Lý Dynasty, until the rule of Gia Long (r. 1802–1820), the first emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty, it is the second-longest used name for the country after "Văn Lang".'
Dai Viet (literally "Great Viet") is the official name of Vietnamese dynasties beginning with the rule of Lý Thánh Tong (r. 1054–1072), the third king of the Lý Dynasty.
Previously, since the rule of Dinh Bo Lĩnh (r. 968–979), the country had been referred to officially as Dại Cồ Viet.
The term "Viet" is cognate with the Chinese word "Yue", a name applied in ancient times to various non-Chinese groups who live in what is now southern China and northern Vietnam.
Dai Viet is located just west of the Gulf of Tonkin.
Member Cities
- Hanoi Hanoi Thành Pho Vietnam Capital
- Angkor Cambodia Location
- Beijing (Peking) Beijing Shi (Peking) China Location
- Cao Bang Cao Bang Vietnam Location
- Hariharalaya Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey Cambodia Location
- Hue Thua Thién Vietnam Location
- Indrapura > Dà Nang Da Nang Vietnam Location
- Kaifeng Henan (Honan) China Location
- Karakorum Arhangay Mongolia Location
- Kunlun Pass Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (Kwangsi Chu) China Location
- Louangphrabang Luang Prabang Laos Location
- Matsu Islands Fujian (Fukien) China Location
- Nanning Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (Kwangsi Chu) China Location
- Qui Nhon Bình Dinh Vietnam Location
- Saigon > Thành Pho Ho Chí Minh Ho Chí Minh Thành Pho Vietnam Location
- Sukhothai Sukhothai Thailand Location
- Tam Ky Quang Nam Vietnam Location
- Thanh Hóa Thanh Hóa Vietnam Location
- Vijaya > Qui Nhon Bình Dinh Vietnam Location
- Vinh Nghe An Vietnam Location