The Complete Historical Records of Dai Viet is the central monument of Vietnam's traditional historical thought, a state chronicle. Volume 2 includes chapters III-V of the External Annals of the Source, devoted to the period of the so-called “Northern Dependency” (110 BC - 967 AD), when Vietnam was part of various Chinese empires. The introductory article contains new data on the Vietnamese chronicle. CONTENTS: Preface 10 Vietnamese chronicle: new data (A.L. Fedorin) 26 External annals Chapters III-V External annals. Chapter III 134External Annals. Chapter IV 150External Annals. Chapter V 180 Commentary 211 Appendix 345 Chronological list of governors and rulers of Vietnam during the era of “Northern Dependence” 346 List of abbreviations 382 Bibliography 384 Index of names and personal titles 407 Index of institutions, positions and titles 445 Index of geographical and topographic names 453 Index of ethnic names 472 Index of names compiled th 474Summary 483