c. 10th century BCE – c. 1st century
A Bronze Age and early Iron Age culture of the Red River valley and north-central Vietnam, famous for its bronze drums.
Approximate date.
Thục Phán (An Dương Vương) unites the Âu Việt and Lạc Việt into the kingdom of Âu Lạc, with its capital at Cổ Loa; 257 BCE is the traditional date.
Zhao Tuo, king of Nanyue, conquers Âu Lạc and incorporates it into Nanyue; traditionally dated to 179 BCE.
The Han dynasty conquers Nanyue in 111 BCE and establishes the commanderies of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan, beginning a long period of Chinese rule.
Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị lead a revolt against the Eastern Han and rule Jiaozhi independently, with Trưng Trắc proclaimed queen.
Funan emerges in the lower Mekong region, becoming a hub of maritime trade between India and China.
A revolt against Han rule in Rinan commandery founds the kingdom of Linyi, the precursor of Champa in central Vietnam.