CHRONICLES AND OTHER HISTORICAL SOURCES

Ca. 200	Mou Bo, a Southern Buddhist convert, writes Master Mou (Mouzi).
297	Chen Shou writes Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms (San guo zhi), a history of the three realms that divided the Chinese realm following the Han dynasty in the third century C.E., including the realm of Wu in the southeast, which controlled Jiaozhi.
445	Fan Ye writes History of the Later Han Dynasty (Hou Han shu), a history of the Later Han dynasty (25–220), including the Han control of Jiaozhi after the Trung sisters’ rebellion.
945	Liu Xu writes Old History of the Tang Dynasty (Jiu Tang shu), the first history of the Tang dynasty (618–907), with references to the Protectorate of Annan in the south.
1250s	Tran Thai Tong, the first Tran ruler, writes Exhortations on Resolution (Ngu khoa hu), a Buddhist treatise.
1272	Le Van Huu writes Chronicle of Dai Viet (Dai Viet su ky), a his
	tory of Vietnam from the third century B.C.E. to 1225 C.E., the end of the Ly dynasty.
1329	Ly Te Xuyen writes Departed Spirits of the Viet Realm (Viet dien u linh tap), a collection of cultic tales about spirits that aided Dai Viet in the Mongol wars of the 1280s and then were used to protect the realm and Buddhism.
1333	Le Tac, a Southern scholar who fled to China with the defeated Mongols, writes Short Record of Annan (An Nam chi luoc), a work describing Dai Viet.
1337	Eminent Monks of the Thien Community (Thien uyen tap anh), a collection of biographies of famous monks in the Thien meditation school, is written.
1380s	Short History of Dai Viet (Viet su luoc), a history of Vietnam from its mythic beginnings to the end of the Ly dynasty (1225), is written.
	Strange Tales from South of the Passes (Linh Nam chich quai), tales that establish a new mythic pattern for Dai Viet in a time of cultural turmoil, is written.
1428	Nguyen Trai writes “Great Proclamation on the Defeat of the Ming” (Binh Ngo dai cao), Le Loi’s proclamation on his victory over the Ming.
1431	Nguyen Trai writes True Record of Mount Lam (Lam Son thuc luc), the history of Le Loi’s war against the Ming occupying forces and the foundation of the Le dynasty.
1435	Nguyen Trai writes Geography (Du dia chi), a study of each province of the land of Dai Viet.
1455	Phan Phu Tien writes (Continued) Chronicle of Dai Viet (Dai Viet su ky), covering the end of the Ly dynasty (1225) through the Tran and Ho dynasties to the defeat of the Ming (1427).
1479	Ngo Si Lien writes Complete Chronicle of Dai Viet (Dai Viet su ky toan thu), a new and revised edition of the Chronicle, covering the mythic past to the end of the Tran dynasty and the Ming occupation.
1483	Le dynasty officials write Celestial South’s [Records Made] at Leisure (Thien Nam du ha tap), a collection of miscellaneous materials, including poetry, concerning the government of Dai Viet.
1492	Vu Quynh edits Strange Tales from South of the Passes (Linh Nam chich quai), a new and rearranged edition of the century-old tales.
1540s	Mac dynasty historians write (Continued) Complete Chronicle of Dai Viet (Dai Viet su ky toan thu), a continuation of the Complete Chronicle to the (temporary) end of the Le dynasty (1527). Book of Good Government of the Hong Duc Era (Hong Duc thien chinh thu), a compilation of laws and edicts from the 1430s onward, is written.
1553	Duong Van An writes A Recent Record of O Chau (O Chau can luc), a geography of the Hue region in the mid-sixteenth century.
1719	Nguyen Khoa Chiem writes Recorded Tales of the Founding of the Country (Viet Nam khai quoc chi truyen), an account of the Nguyen state’s growth and development.
1767	Laws of the State (Quoc trieu hinh luat), the final edition of the Le dynasty’s legal code, is drawn up. Le Quy Don writes Chronicles of the Prefectural Borders (Phu bien tap luc).
1777	Le Quy Don writes Small Chronicle of Things Seen and Heard (Kien van tieu luc), thoughts by a major scholar on various past and present aspects of Dai Viet.
Later 1700s	Le Quy Don compiles Anthology of Vietnamese Poetry (Toan Viet thi luc), a collection of the poetry of Dai Viet up to that time. Bui Huy Bich writes Selected Writings of the Imperial Viet (Hoang Viet van tuyen), a collection of prose texts from Dai Viet’s earlier centuries.
1780s	Le dynasty historians write A Continuation of the Chronicle of Dai Viet (Dai Viet su ky tuc bien).
1800s	Pham Dinh Ho writes Following the Brush Amid the Rains (Vu trung tuy but).
1811–	Nguyen dynasty historians write The Veritable Records of Dai Nam (Dai Nam thuc luc).
1820	Trinh Hoai Duc writes Gia Dinh Citadel Records (Gia Dinh thanh thong chi).
1821	Phan Huy Chu writes Categorized Records of the Institutions of Successive Dynasties (Lich trieu hien chuong loai chi).
1830s?	Ngo Cao Lang writes Miscellaneous Records of Successive Dynasties (Lich trieu tap ky).
1833	Phan Huy Chu writes Records of the Imperial Viet Territories (Hoang Viet dia du chi).
	Phan Huy Chu writes Summary Record of an Overseas Journey (Hai trinh chi luoc).
1837–	Nguyen dynasty historians write Essential Records of Minh Menh (Minh Menh chinh yeu).
1862	Nguyen Van Sieu writes The Complete Compilation of the Geography of Dai Viet (Dai Viet dia du toan bien).
1865	Nguyen dynasty historians write The Unification Records of Dai Nam (Dai Nam nhat thong chi).
1884	Nguyen dynasty historians write The Imperially Ordered Mirror and Commentary on the History of the Viet (Kham dinh Viet su thong giam cuong muc).