List of monarchs of Vietnam

Monarch of Vietnam
Emperor Bảo Đại, the last monarch of Vietnam
Details
First monarchKinh Dương Vương (as King) (Mythical)
Zhao Tuo (as Emperor) (Historical but still controversial)
Last monarchBảo Đại (as Emperor)
Formation2879 BC (Mythical)
203 BC (Historical)
AbolitionAugust 25, 1945
ResidenceCổ 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)

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) elsewhere.[1][2]

  1. ^ Woodside 1988, p. 10.
  2. ^ IFLAI 2013, p. 259.