Nanyue (Nam Viet)

Nanyue (Nam Viet) was a state in Vietnam (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 204 to 111 BCE, about 93 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

A kingdom founded in Guangdong by the Qin general Zhao Tuo after the Qin collapsed. It ruled northern Vietnam from 179 BCE until the Han dynasty conquered it in 111 BCE.

See Nanyue (Nam Viet) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

204 to 111 BCE

Duration

93 years

Type

State

Region

Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Panyu (Guangzhou)

Came from

• Au Lac 257 to 179 BCE

Became

• First Chinese domination (Han) 111 BCE to 40 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 111 BCE Han conquest of Nanyue

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• First Chinese domination (Han) 111 BCE to 40 CE
• Au Lac 257 to 179 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• 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
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia

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