t ▁( 南 越 帝 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 6 8 , ▁ Đ in h ▁B ộ ▁L ĩ n h ▁founded ▁the ▁ Đ in h ▁dynast y ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁em peror . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 7 4 , ▁L ý ▁An h ▁T ô ng ▁was ▁best owed ▁the ▁title ▁King ▁of ▁Ann am ▁( 安 南 國 王 ); ▁" An nam ", ▁meaning ▁" the ▁Pac ified ▁South ", ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁during ▁Chinese ▁rule . ▁Dom est ically , ▁Vietnam ese ▁monarch s ▁maintained ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁em peror . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁F uj ian - origin ▁Tr ầ n ▁dynast y , ▁Vietnam ▁successfully ▁resist ed ▁three ▁invas ions ▁by ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Y uan ▁dynast y . ▁There after , ▁the ▁M ing ▁dynast y ▁admin ister ed ▁Vietnam ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades . ▁Vietnam ese ▁soon ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁state ▁as ▁the ▁" s ou thern ▁state " ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁China ▁as ▁the ▁" nor thern ▁state ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁N gu y ễ n ▁dynast y , ▁Gia ▁Long ▁was ▁con ferred ▁the ▁title ▁King ▁of ▁Vi ệ t ▁Nam ▁( 越 南 國 王 ) ▁by ▁the ▁J ia q ing ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y . ▁While ▁the ▁N gu y ễ n ▁dynast y ▁accepted ▁Chinese ▁su zer ain ty ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁king ▁when ▁dealing ▁with ▁China , ▁it ▁entered ▁into ▁foreign