This list of historical capitals of Vietnam includes former capital cities as well as the current capital of Vietnam which is Hanoi. Over the course of history, Vietnam's capital has repeatedly changed.
| Capital |
Period |
Government |
Location |
| Ngàn Hống |
2879 BC |
Hùng Dynasty I |
Hà Tĩnh |
| Nghĩa Lĩnh |
2879 BC - ? |
Hùng Dynasty I, II |
|
| Phong Châu or Văn Lang Region |
? - 258 BC |
Hùng Dynasty III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII |
Phú Thọ |
| Cổ Loa |
257 - 207 BC |
Thục Dynasty |
Hanoi's Dong Anh district[1] |
| 939 - 967 |
Ngô Dynasty |
| Phiên Ngung |
207 - 111 BC |
Triệu Dynasty |
Present-day Guangzhou, China |
| Mê Linh |
AD 40 - 43 |
Trưng Sisters |
circa 40 km to the northwest of central Hanoi |
| Long Biên |
544 – 602 |
Anterior Lý Dynasty |
Present-day Hanoi |
| Hoa Lư |
968 - 1010 |
Đinh Dynasty, Anterior Lê Dynasty, Lý Dynasty |
Ninh Bình |
| Thăng Long |
1010 - 1400 |
Lý Dynasty, Trần Dynasty |
Present-day Hanoi |
| 1428 - 1788 |
Lê Dynasty, Mạc Dynasty, Trịnh lords |
| 1800 - 1802 |
Tây Sơn Dynasty |
| Tây Đô |
1400 - 1407 |
Hồ Dynasty |
Thanh Hóa |
| Phú Xuân |
1604 - 1775 |
Nguyễn lords |
Present-day Huế |
| 1786 - 1945 |
Tây Sơn Dynasty, Nguyễn Dynasty |
| Hanoi |
1945–present |
Democratic Republic, Socialist Republic |
|
| Saigon |
1955 - 1975 |
Republic of Vietnam |
Present-day Ho Chi Minh City |
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