Historical periods

In 1802, Nguyen Anh defeated the Tay Son, ascended the throne, known as Emperor Gia Long, the first king of Nguyen Dynasty. Gia Long set up the capital in Hue. Thang Long was later changed to Northern Citadel Chief including eleven towns. Nguyen Dynasty then assigned and empowered the Northern …

After defeating Mac Dynasty, Trinh Tung proclaimed himself as Binh An Vuong (King Peace) and stipulated that King Le could tax only 1,000 communes. King Le had only 5,000 troops, 7 elephants and 20 dragon boats. At that time, King Le was a nominal king, while the real authority was …

In 1592, after defeating the Mac out of Thang Long, Nguyen Quyen suggested Trinh Tung to flatten citadels, rampart and moat system built by the Mac. At that time, Thang Long became the unique Imperial City in the world. Any capital of the country was always protected by ramparts and …

Before becoming an “eternal capital”, marked with the year of 1010 when King Ly Cong Uan promulgated the edit on moving the Capital to Thang Long, Hanoi was a prosperous land, playing an important role and once had been selected to set up the central citadel of the country. Under …

In 1527, Mac Dang Dung forced king Le Cung Hoang ceded the throne and set up the Mac. Although the majority of population supported Mac Dang Dung with the desire to have a stable life after a long period of conflicts among the feudal factions, but the other part still …

To go and see around Long Thanh (Imperial Citadel) together It is incontrovertible that there are thirty-six handicraft wards.  This Vietnamese folk verse is familiar with most of Hanoians. However, scientists still can not agree with each other about what the 36 old wards are. According to historic documents, in …

La Thanh or Dai La Citadel was a part of the ancient architectural complex of Thang Long. It was the outermost ring protecting the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long through many Vietnamese feudal dynasties. Although King Ly Thai To firstly considered Thang Long as “a capital city forever”, the name …

At the end of Tran Dynasty, Ho Quy Ly, a mandarin wholeheartedly trusted by King Tran Nghe Tong acquired the authority of the court. After pressing Tran Thuan Tong to move the capital to the An Ton (in Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, which was home to Ho Quy …

The Imperial City under the Tran and Ly Dynasties was basically not much different. Inheriting the Ly Dynasty, the Tran Dynasty also divided the Imperial City into 61 wards, including trade, handicraft and agricultural wards. The royal family and mandarins also built palaces inside the Imperial City. About the system …

Under the Ly Dynasty, the “Triple-citadel structure” was clearly shaped. The innermost citadel surrounded the residence of the king, was called Forbidden Citadel; the middle citadel covered the place where the king and court worked, inclusive of Forbidden Citadel was the Imperial Citadel, also known as Royal Citadel. Outermost citadel, …