List of historical capitals of Vietnam

This list of historical capitals of Vietnam includes former capital cities as well as the current capital of Vietnam which is Hanoi. Over the course of history, Vietnam's capital has repeatedly changed.

Capital	Period	Government	Location
Ngàn Hống	2879 BC	Hùng Dynasty I	Hà Tĩnh
Nghĩa Lĩnh	2879 BC - ?	Hùng Dynasty I, II
Phong Châu or Văn Lang Region	? - 258 BC	Hùng Dynasty III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII	Phú Thọ
Cổ Loa	257 - 207 BC	Thục Dynasty	Hanoi's Đông Anh district[1]
	939 - 967	Ngô Dynasty
Phiên Ngung	207 - 111 BC	Triệu Dynasty	Present-day Guangzhou, China
Mê Linh	AD 40 - 43	Trưng Sisters	circa 40 km to the northwest of central Hanoi
Long Biên	544 – 602	Anterior Lý Dynasty	Present-day Hanoi
Hoa Lư	968 - 1010	Đinh Dynasty, Anterior Lê Dynasty, Lý Dynasty	Ninh Bình
Thăng Long	1010 - 1400	Lý Dynasty, Trần Dynasty	Present-day Hanoi
	1428 - 1788	Lê Dynasty, Mạc Dynasty, Trịnh lords
	1800 - 1802	Tây Sơn Dynasty
Tây Đô	1400 - 1407	Hồ Dynasty	Thanh Hóa
Phú Xuân	1604 - 1775	Nguyễn lords	Present-day Huế
	1786 - 1945	Tây Sơn Dynasty, Nguyễn Dynasty
Hanoi	1945–present	Democratic Republic, Socialist Republic
Saigon	1955 - 1975	Republic of Vietnam	Present-day Ho Chi Minh City

References

1. Ray, Nick; et al. (2010), "Co Loa Citadel", Vietnam, Lonely Planet, p. 123, ISBN 9781742203898.