Ep. 198 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 2)
In this second helping, Laszlo picks up with Shi Xie and his impact on bringing Chinese culture to the Jiao region. The arc of this episode goes from the Eastern Han to the end of the Tang. For most of that time, Vietnam remained under the direct administrative control of China.
Aside from a few quiet moments, there was sustained local unrest to deal with. Either local Viets were rising up against their Chinese overlords or there was a constant battle being fought with Lao, Linyi, Champa, and other tribes, states, and kingdoms that surrounded Vietnam to the west and south.
It was also a period where great Viet national heroes and heroines start getting written into the record.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | Vietnamese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ānnán Dūhùfǔ | 安南都护府 | An Nam Tiết độ sứ | Protectorate of Annam |
| Binh Dinh | 平定省 | Bình Định | South-central province of Vietnam |
| Běishǔ | 北屬 | Bắc thuộc | The occupation of Vietnam by China |
| Chán Buddhism | 禅宗 | Thiền tông | In Japanese, known as Zen Buddhism. |
| Cháng'ān | 长安 | Trường An | Capital of more than a few dynasties. Present day Xian in Shaanxi province |
| Chén | 陈朝 | Nhà Trần | Last of the Southern Dynasties (also later on, the Tran Dynasty in Vietnam) |
| Chén Bàxiān | 陈霸先 | Trần Bá Tiên | Chen Dynasty founder and Liang Dynasty general |
| Chéngdū | 成都 | Thành Đô | Capital city of Sichuan province. Former capital of the Shu Kingdom |
| Cáo Cāo | 曹操 | Tào Tháo | Strongest power at the last years of the Eastern Han. Wei Kingdom founder |
| Da Nang | 峴港市 | Đà Nẵng | Vietnam's 4th largest city, central coast |
| Duong River (Lǒng jiāng) | 陇江 | Sông Đuống | River that runs through Hanoi |
| Dà Luō | 大罗 | Đại La | another name for Hà Nội |
| Dàlǐ | 大理 | Vương quốc Đại Lý | A kingdom in southwest China that lasted from 937-1253 |
| Dǒng Zhuó | 董卓 | Đổng Trác | Eastern Han military strongman. Assassinated in 192 after a violent few years in charge |
| Eastern Hàn | 东汉 | Đông Hán | The second half of the Han Dynasty. 25 to 220 CE |
| Eastern Wú | 东吴 | Đông Ngô | One of the contending Three Kingdoms, also called Wu or Sun Wu |
| Emperor Wu of Liang | 梁武帝 | Lương Vũ Đế | Liáng foundig emperor Wu 502 to 549 |
| Fúnán | 扶南 | Phù Nam | The Chinese name given to the region around the Mekong Delta populated by mainly Indianised states. |
| Guǎngdōng | 广东 | Quảng Đông | China's southernmost continental province |
| Guǎngxī | 广西 | Quảng Tây | Guangdong's next door province to the west |
| Gāozōng | 唐高宗 | - | third Tang emperor |
| Hebei | 河北省 | Hà Bắc tỉnh | Northern province of China where Beijing is geographically located |
| Hong Bang Dynasty | 鸿庞 | Hồng Bàng | Vietnamese Bronze Age dynasty contemporary with the Xia, Shang and Zhou 2879 to 258 BCE |
| Hue | 顺化市 | Huế | City on Vietnam's central coast. |
| Hàn | 汉朝 | Nhà Hán | The Han Dynasty (West and East) 206 BCE to 220 CE |
| Hàn Líng Dì | 汉灵帝 | Hán Linh Đế | Han Emperor Líng, reigned 168-189 CE |
| Jiànkāng | 建康 | Kiến Khang thành | Capital to a few dynasties, modern day Nanjing |
| Jiāozhōu | Jiāo Province | Giao Châu | The most often used term for the Chinese province that basically included all the Nanyue Kingdom lands in Guangdong, Guangxi and northern Vietnam |
| Jiāozhǐ | 交趾 | Giao chỉ | The name used for various provinces, commanderies, prefectures, and counties in northern Vietnam. Also was the name of one of the three commanderies located inside Vietnam |
| Jiāozhǐ Tàishǒu | 交趾太守 | - | The head of a prefecture ion ancient times |
| Jùn | 郡 | - | Commandery |
| Jīng Province | 荆州 | - | One of the nine ancient provinces of China today located in Hubei (Hồ Bắc) |
| King Sĩ | 士王 | Sĩ Vương | Another one of Shi Xie's names. |
| Lady Triệu | 趙嫗 | Triệu Thị Trinh | Bà Triệu lived from 225 to 248 |
| Liú Biǎo | 刘表 | Lưu Biểu | Top power in Jing Province, 192-208. Government official and warlord...present day Hubei area |
| Liú Sòng | 刘宋 | Nhà Lưu Tống | Dynasty that ran 420-479 |
| Liú Sòng Wén Dì | 刘宋文帝 | Lưu Tống Văn Đế | Liú Sòng Emperor Wén |
| Liú Yù | 刘裕 | Lưu Dụ | a.k.a. Emperor Wu of Liu Song |
| Luòyáng | 洛阳 | Lạc Dương | Located in Henan Province, one of China's ancient capitals |
| Ly By | Lý Bí | See Lý Nam Đế | |
| Ly Nam De | 李南帝 | Lý Nam Đế | Van Xuan founder. Reigned 544-548 |
| Línyì | 林邑 | Lâm Ấp | Coastal kingdom to the south off Jiao that lasted from around 192 to 750 CE. |
| Líu Bèi | 刘备 | Lưu Bị | Eastern Han warlord and later King of Shu, one of the Three Kingdoms |
| Líu Fāng | 刘方 | - | Sui general who led Sui over Ly |
| Lóngbiān | 龙遍 | Long Biên | Former capital of both Jiaozhou and Jiaozhi. Part of today's Hanoi. |
| Lǐ Bēn | 李贲 | Lý Bôn | See Lý Nam Đế |
| Mán | 南蛮 | Nam Man | A catch-all term for a whole bunch of different tribes located all over Southwest China...perhaps the predecessors of many ethnic minority groups there. |
| Nam De | 南帝 | Nam Đế | Vietnamese for Southern Emperor |
| Northern Zhou | 北周 | Bắc Chu | Last of the Northern Dynasties. 557-581 |
| Nánběi Cháo | 南北朝 | Nam Bắc triều | Southern Northern Dynasties |
| Nányuè | 南越 | Nam Việt | The kingdom established by Zhao Tuo |
| Nánzhào Kingdom | 南诏国 | Nam Chiếu quốc | Kingdom in southwest China that lasted 738 to 937 CE |
| Ōu Luò | 瓯骆 | Âu Lạc | An early Viet state later annexed by the Nanyue Kingdom |
| Pānyú | 番禺 | Phiên Ngung | City southeast of Guangzhou, where Zhao Tuo built his capital |
| Quang Binh | 广平省 | Quảng Bình | Province of north-central Vietnam |
| Quang Nam | 广南 | Quảng Nam | South-central coastal province of Vietnam |
| Qín | 秦朝 | Nhà Tần | The Qin Dynasty 221-206 BCE, also an ancient Warring State |
| Rìnán | 日南 | Nhật Nam | Southernmost of the Chinese Commanderies based in northern Vietnam |
| Shì Xiè | 士燮 | Sĩ Nhiếp | Powerful official who served in Jiaozhi during the Eastern Han. Lived 137-226 CE |
| Shíliù Guó | 十六国 | Thập lục quốc | Sixteen Kingdoms period 400-421 |
| Shāndōng | 山东省 | Tỉnh Sơn Đông | Province on China's north coast |
| Shǔ-Hàn | 蜀汉 | Thục Hán | One of the Three Kingdoms. Lasted from 221 to 263 CE |
| Southern Liáng | 南梁 | nhà Nam Lương | Third of the Southern Dynasties. Ran 502-587 |
| Southern Qí | 南齐 | Nam triều Tề | 479-502 second of the Southern Dynasties |
| Sui Wendi | 隋文帝 | Tùy Văn Đế | Sui Dynasty founder, reigned 581-604 |
| Sui-Lý War | 隋平李佛子之战 | - | 602 CE between the forces of Sui and Ly |
| Suí | 隋朝 | Nhà Tùy | A short but high impact dynasty that ran from 581 to 618 |
| Sòngpíng | 宋平 | Tống Bình | site of the old Liu Song capital |
| Sān Guó Zhì | 三国志 | Tam quốc chí | The Record of the Three Kingdoms, covers the late Eastern Han through the end of of the Three Kingdoms period. |
| Sīmǎ Yán | 司马炎 | Tư Mã Viêm | Also known as Emperor Wu of Jin. Reigned 266-290. |
| Sūn Quán | 孙权 | Tôn Quyền | The King of Eastern Wu from 229-252 |
| Táo Huáng | 陶璜 | - | Military general and later administrater of Jiaozhou |
| Vo Nguyen Giap | 武元甲 | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Great Vietnam military leader and statesman 1911-2013 |
| Western Jìn | 西晋 | Nhà Tấn | Jin Dynasty, Western Jin 265 to 316. Eastern Jin 317-420 |
| Western Liáng | 西梁 | Hậu Lương | Lasted between 555-587...a continuation of the Southern Liang. Also called the Later Liang |
| Wàn Chūn | 万春 | Vạn Xuân Quốc | Kingdom established by Ly Nam De |
| Wáng Mǎng | 王莽 | Vương Mãng | Usurped Han throne and ruled China a good while. Overthrown and then started the Eastern Han. |
| Wèi | 魏国 | Tào Ngụy | Also called Cao Wei. Northernmost of the Three Kingdoms. Lasted 220-266 |
| Wǔ Dài Shí Guó | 五代十国 | Ngũ Đại Thập Quốc | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period907 to 960. |
| Yunnan | 云南 | Vân Nam | Southwest province in China |
| Yáng Jiān | 杨坚 | Dương Kiên | Sui Dynasty Founder: See Sui Wen Di |
| Zhàn Pó | 占婆 | Chăm Pa | The kingdom of Champa, central and south Vietnam |
| Zhào | 赵 | Triệu | A surname |
| Zhào | 诏 | Chiếu | A mini-kingdom. Nanzhao was made up of a bunch of these |
| Zhào State | 赵国 | Triệu quốc | A Zhao Dynasty state (403 to 222 BCE) that made it to the final seven warring kingdoms. |
| Zhào Tuó | 赵陀 | Triệu Đà | Former Qin official sent down to manage affairs but ended up forming a kingdom instead. |
| Zhào Yuè Wáng | 赵越王 | Triệu Việt Vương | Succeeded Ly Nam de to the Van Xuan throne. Reigned 548-571 |
| Zhēng Shì Zǐmèi | 徵氏姊妹 | Hai Bà Trưng | The Trưng Sisters |
| Zhēnlà | 真腊 | Chân Lạp | Chenla, the term used for the successor kingdom to Funan down in the south |
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