First Chinese domination (Han)

First Chinese domination (Han) was a colony in Vietnam (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 111 BCE to 40 CE, about 150 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

The Han dynasty ruled northern Vietnam as the commanderies of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan, at first leaving local Lac lords in place. Rising Han settlement and taxes led to the Trung sisters' revolt.

See First Chinese domination (Han) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

111 BCE to 40 CE

Duration

150 years

Type

Colony

Region

Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Luy Lau

Came from

• Nanyue (Nam Viet) 204 to 111 BCE

Became

• Trung sisters' kingdom 40 to 43 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 111 BCE Han conquest of Nanyue
• 40 Trung sisters' revolt

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Nanyue (Nam Viet) 204 to 111 BCE
• Trung sisters' kingdom 40 to 43 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
• Eastern Han 25 to 220 CE, East Asia

Questions