Hồng Bàng dynasty
The Hồng Bàng period (Vietnamese: thời kỳ Hồng Bàng), also called the Hồng Bàng dynasty, was a legendary ancient period in Vietnamese historiography, spanning from the beginning of the rule of Kinh Dương Vương over the kingdom of Văn Lang (initially called Xích Quỷ) in 2879 BC until the conquest of the state by An Dương Vương in 258 BC.
State of Xích Quỷ 赤鬼 (legendarily 2879-2524 BC) State of Văn Lang 文郎 (legendarily 2524-258 BC) | |||||||
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Đông Sơn bronze drum
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| Status | Kingdom | ||||||
| Capital | Ngàn Hống (2879 BC – 2524 BC) Nghĩa Lĩnh (29th c. BC) Phong Châu (2524 - 258 BC) | ||||||
| Religion | Animism, folk religion | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
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• 2879–2794 BC | Hùng Vương I (first) | ||||||
• 408–258 BC | Hùng Vương XVIII (last) | ||||||
| Historical era | Ancient history, Bronze Age, Iron Age | ||||||
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| Today part of | Vietnam China | ||||||
The 15th-century Vietnamese chronicle Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (Đại Việt, The Complete History) claimed that the period began with Kinh Dương Vương as the first Hùng king (Vietnamese: Hùng Vương), a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Vietnamese rulers of this period. The Hùng king was the absolute monarch of the country and, at least in theory, wielded complete control of the land and its resources. The Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư also recorded that the nation's capital was Phong Châu (in present-day Phú Thọ Province in northern Vietnam) and alleged that Văn Lang was bordered to the west by Ba-Shu (present-day Sichuan), to the north by Dongting Lake (Hunan), to the east by the East Sea and to the south by Champa.