First Era of Northern Domination

First Era of Northern Domination
Bắc thuộc lần thứ nhất
北屬吝次一
111 BC–40 AD
Map of the Han dynasty under Emperor Wu of Han
Map of the Han dynasty under Emperor Wu of Han
StatusCommanderies of the Western Han dynasty (111 BC – 9 AD), Commanderies of the Xin dynasty (9 AD – 23 AD)
Commanderies of the Eastern Han dynasty (24 AD – 40 AD)
CapitalLong Biên
GovernmentMonarchy
Emperor 
• 111–87 BC
Emperor Wu of Han (first)
• 87–74 BC
Emperor Zhao of Han
• 40 AD
Emperor Guangwu of Han (last)
History 
111 BC
• Establishment of Jiaozhi province
111 BC
• Trưng sisters Uprising
40 AD
CurrencyCash coins
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Nanyue
Trưng sisters
Second Era of Northern Domination
Today part ofVietnam
China

The First Era of Northern Domination refers to the period of Vietnamese history during which present-day northern Vietnam was under the rule of the Han dynasty and the Xin dynasty as Jiaozhi province and Jiaozhou province. It is considered the first of four periods of Chinese rule over Vietnam, and the first of the three in which were almost continuous and was referred to as Bắc thuộc ("Northern Domination").

In 111 BC, a militarily powerful Han dynasty conquered Nanyue during its expansion southward and incorporated what is today northern Vietnam, together with much of modern Guangdong and Guangxi, into the burgeoning Han empire.[1]

  1. ^ Miksic & Yian 2016, p. 156.