Vietnam under Chinese rule
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Vietnam under Chinese rule or Bắc thuộc refers to four historical periods during which several portions of modern-day northern and central Vietnam were governed by successive Chinese dynasties. Vietna
A Dong Son drum
Oldest stele with Chinese characters in Vietnam, early 7th century
Inscription of the Temple of Precious Peace of Jiuzhen Commandery of the Great Sui (大隋九真 郡寶安道場之碑文), praising a Sui dynasty officer named "Governor Li" (V. Lê) for resisting the Tang dynasty, discovered in Thanh Hóa
Ritual bell (replica) cast in 798 AD bearing names (in Chinese characters) of 243 members of a Buddhist association: 135 women and 108 men in Hanoi
Đại Việt
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Đại Việt was the official name of multiple Vietnamese monarchies in eastern Mainland Southeast Asia from the 10th century AD to the early 19th century, centered around the region of present-day Hanoi.
Sculpture of Đinh Bộ Lĩnh in Hoa Lư temple (c. 17th century)
Statue of Ly Cong Uan (974–1028) in Bac Ninh
Remnants of Dạm Pagoda (built in emperor Lý Nhân Tông's era, early 12th century)
Luqīn (Annam/Đại Việt) and Sanf (Champa) are shown in the bottom right of the Tabula Rogeriana, drawn by al-Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily in 1154.