베트남 후레왕조의 영토확장

Abstract

Territorial expansion of Vietnam is one of the examples that shows the history of mankind has been governed by the law of the jungle. Due to the logics of power and geopolitics Vietnam's territorial expansion has been made mainly toward the South. Just like its long history, Vietnam's territorial expansion has been pursued over the long haul. Vietnam's territorial expansion started from the Ly Dynasty(1009-1225). This study is aimed at analyzing territorial expansions during the Late Le Dynasty which has pursued the objective most actively. Historically Vietnam has been the target of Chinese territorial expansion policy on the one hand and at the same time pursued its own version of territorial expansion policy towards the weak Champa and Cambodia. As a result, its history has been characterized by the ambilaterality of struggling nationalism and aggressive nationalism. In its territorial expansion into the South, Chinese immigrants' contribution was decisive factor. It was because the Chinese, by supplying the much needed labor, has accelerated the commercial development and made Vietnam as a multi-racial and multi-cultural society. On the other hand, Vietnam's territorial expansion validates the historical experience that "the relationship has never been friendly between neighboring countries." It is true in the cases of Vietnam-China relations and Vietnam-Cambodia relations. Ties between Vietnam and Thailand in which the two countries has hotly contended for the domination of Cambodia was unfriendly, too. Despite some exceptions Vietnam-Laos relations was also the case.