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In 938 CE, a Vietnamese lord named Ngo Quyen defeated Chinese forces at the Bach Dang River and gained independence after 10 centuries under Chinese control. Renamed as Dai Viet, the nation went through a golden era during the Ly and Tran Dynasties.

During the rule of the Tran Dynasty, Dai Viet repelled three Mongol invasions of Vietnam. Following the brief Ho Dynasty, Vietnamese independence was momentarily interrupted by the Chinese Ming Dynasty, but was restored by Le Loi, the founder of the Le Dynasty. Feudalism in Vietnam reached its zenith in the Le Dynasty of the 15th century, especially during the reign of Emperor Le Thanh Tong. Between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Vietnamese expanded southward in a process known as nam tien (southward expansion). They eventually conquered the kingdom of Champa and part of the Khmer Empire.

Towards the end of the Le Dynasty, civil strife engulfed much of Vietnam. First, the Chinese-supported Mac Dynasty challenged the Le Dynasty's power. After the Mac Dynasty was defeated, the Le Dynasty was reinstalled, but with no actual power. Power was divided between the Trinh Lords in the North and the Nguyen Lords in the South, who engaged in a civil war for more than a hundred years. During this time, the Nguyen expanded southern Vietnam into the Mekong Delta, annexing the Champa in the central highlands and the Khmer land in the Mekong. The civil war ended when the Tay Son brothers defeated both and established their new dynasty. However, their rule did not last long and they were defeated by the remnants of the Nguyen Lords led by Nguyen Anh with the help of the French. Nguyen Anh unified Vietnam, and established the Nguyen Dynasty, ruling under the name Gia Long.

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