Ho Chi Minh City: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Ho Chi Minh City: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1838 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Nam Kỳ, part of Nguyễn Dynasty
1859 AD
Mentioned in Event: Cochinchina Campaign
1862 AD
Capital of Cochinchina
1862 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Saigon
1887 AD
Capital of French Indochina
1920 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Colony of Cochinchina, part of French Indochina
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Annexation of southern french indochina
1945 AD
Capital of French Indochina
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Indochina War
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: Japanese coup d'etat
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: Japanese invasion of French Indochina
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: Japanese Surrender (World War II)
1949 AD
Capital of Vietnam (French Protectorate)
1949 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Indochina War
1954 AD
Capital of State of Vietnam
1954 AD
Mentioned in Event: 1954 Geneva Conference
1955 AD
Capital of Republic of Vietnam
1957 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Saigon, part of Republic of Vietnam
1968 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of West Saigon, part of Vietnam War
1968 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Saigon, part of Vietnam War
1968 AD
Mentioned in: Operation Quyet Thang, part of Vietnam War
1975 AD
Mentioned in: Fall of Saigon, part of Vietnam War
1975 AD
Mentioned in Event: 1975 Spring Offensive (Vietnam War)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Ho Chi Minh City, part of Socialist Republic of Vietnam