List of monarchs of Vietnam

Monarch of Vietnam
Emperor Bảo Đại, the last monarch of Vietnam
Details
First monarch	Kinh Dương Vương (as King) (Mythical) Zhao Tuo (as Emperor) (Historical but still controversial)
Last monarch	Bảo Đại (as Emperor)
Formation	2879 BC (Mythical) 203 BC (Historical)
Abolition	August 25, 1945
Residence	Cổ Loa Citadel (257 BC,939 – 967) Imperial Citadel of Hoa Lư (968–1009) Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long (1010–1400; 1428–1789) Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty (1400–1407) Imperial City of Huế (1802–1945)
Pretender(s)	Guy Georges Vĩnh San (son of Emperor Duy Tân)

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Prehistoric Paleolithic Sơn Vi culture 20,000 BC–12,000 BC Mesolithic Hoabinhian 12,000 BC–10,000 BC Neolithic Bắc Sơn culture 10,000 BC–8,000 BC Quỳnh Văn culture 8,000 BC–6,000 BC Đa Bút culture 4,000 BC–3,000 BC
Ancient Hồng Bàng dynasty 2879 BC–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Dominated 1st Chinese domination 111 BC–40 AD Trung sisters' rebellion 40–43 2nd Chinese domination 43–544 Early Lý dynasty 544–602 3rd Chinese domination 602–938
Dynastic Ngô dynasty 939–965 Anarchy of the 12 Warlords 965–968 Đinh dynasty 968–980 Early Lê dynasty 980–1009 Later Lý dynasty 1009–1225 Trần dynasty 1225–1400 Hồ dynasty 1400–1407 4th Chinese domination 1407–1427 Later Lê dynasty 1428–1527 Mạc dynasty 1527–1592 Later Lê Restoration 1533–1789 Tây Sơn dynasty 1778–1802 Nguyễn dynasty 1802–1945
Colonial French Cochinchina 1862–1945 / 1945–1949 French Annam 1883–1945 / 1945–1948 French Tonkin 1883–1945 / 1946–1948 French Indochina 1887–1945 / 1945–1954 Empire of Vietnam 1945
Republic North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) 1945–1976 Provisional Central Government 1948–1949 State of Vietnam 1949–1955 North–South division 1954–1976 South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) 1955–1975 Provisional Revolutionary Government (Republic of South Vietnam) 1969–1976 Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1976–present
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This article lists the monarchs of Vietnam. Under the emperor at home, king abroad system used by later dynasties, Vietnamese monarchs would use the title of emperor (皇帝, Hoàng đế; or other equivalents) domestically, and the more common term sovereign (𤤰, Vua), king (王, Vương), or his/her (Imperial) Majesty (陛下, Bệ hạ).^[1][2]