1. How many times has Hanoi been named Thang Long?

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The name Thang Long appears twice in the official names of Hanoi but has two different meanings. Thang Long, meaning “rising dragon”, appeared in 1010, named by King Ly Thai To when he moved the capital from Hoa Lu to here. In 1805, King Gia Long also named Hanoi Thang Long but with the meaning “Prosperity”.

The book History of Hanoi Capital recorded that after changing the capital Thang Long to the northern citadel, King Gia Long still kept the name Thang Long because it was already familiar to the people. However, he changed the word "Long" meaning "dragon" to "Long" meaning "prosperity", with the reason that the dragon was the symbol of the king, and the king was no longer here, so the word "Long" could not be used as "dragon".

2. Which is the official name of Hanoi?

  • Chang'an
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  • Long Bien
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  • North City
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  • Long Thanh
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Since its formation, Hanoi has had many names. The book Place names and territorial sovereignty lists 10 official names of Hanoi including: Long Do, Tong Binh, Dai La or Dai La Thanh, Thang Long (rising dragon), Dong Do, Dong Quan, Dong Kinh, Bac Thanh, Thang Long (prosperity), Hanoi.

In addition, Hanoi also has some unofficial names such as Truong An, Long Bien, Long Thanh...

3. What official name of Hanoi existed under the Tang and Sui dynasties?

  • Long Do
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  • Tong Binh
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  • Long Do, Tong Binh
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  • Long Do, Tong Binh, Dai La
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Long Do, Tong Binh and Dai La were the official names of Hanoi under the Sui and Tang dynasties. Long Do was associated with the legend of General Cao Bien building Dai La citadel, where he met the god Long Do. Tong Binh was the name of the headquarters of the Northern protectorate. Dai La was the name of the outermost citadel surrounding the capital, expanded by General Cao Bien in 866.

4. Which king is the name Dong Kinh associated with?

  • Mac Dang Dung
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  • Quang Trung
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  • Le Loi
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  • Tran Canh
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The book Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu wrote about the birth of the name Dong Kinh as follows: “In the summer, the 4th month of the year Dinh Mui (1427), the King (ie Le Loi) left the palace in Bo De, moved to Dong Kinh citadel, granted amnesty, changed the year name to Thuan Thien, established the national name Dai Viet, and established the capital in Dong Kinh. On the 15th, the King ascended the throne in Dong Kinh, which is Thang Long citadel. Because Thanh Hoa had Tay Do, Thang Long citadel was called Dong Kinh”.

5. Which king named Hanoi?

  • Gia Long
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  • Duy Tan
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  • Minh Mang
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  • Tu Duc
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In 1802, King Gia Long decided to establish the capital in the old place of Phu Xuan ( Hue ), not move to Thang Long and change Thang Long citadel to the northern citadel. Because Thang Long was no longer the capital, the king ordered the construction of a new citadel, named Bac Thanh, which was much smaller in scale than Thang Long citadel.

In 1831, the second king of the Nguyen Dynasty, Minh Mang, merged the old Thang Long citadel with surrounding districts such as Tu Liem district, Ung Hoa district, Ly Nhan district and Thuong Tin district to form Hanoi province, taking the old Thang Long citadel area as the provincial capital of Hanoi. The name Hanoi also started from there.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ha-noi-may-lan-mang-ten-thang-long-2446987.html