The Vietnamese people (or Đại Việt people) represent the Kingdom of Đại Việt, an Exploration Age civilization in Civilization VII. They are available with the Dai Viet Pack within the Right to Rule Collection, which was released on July 22, 2025.
The Vietnamese civilization ability is Hich Tuong Si, which grants 
Culture for each 
Urban Population of the 
Settlement every time a 
Fortification is constructed. Their associated 
Wonder is the Thành Huế, and their unique components are as follows:
Unique Units: Voi Chiến (military), Quận Vương (civilian)- Unique Improvement: Water Puppet Theater
- Unique Civics: Cấm Quân, Chữ Nôm, Thành Hoàng, Tứ Dân
- Traditions: Cấm Binh, Con Kênh, Ruộng Làng Xã
Intro[]
Through the shadow of war and oppression, the people of Đại Việt remain strong. Toiling in the rice field or on elephant-back, the Vietnamese people yearn for their right to determine their own destiny, and to push back would-be invaders to their own shores - or to make conquests of their own. With the beat of the trống cơm and the trumpeting of elephants, Đại Việt stakes its claim.
Tips and hints[]
Snatch up territory with Floodplains and in the Tropical Biome for the best benefits from your Civics, and build Walls on all your Districts!
Strategy[]
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Civilopedia entry[]
Vietnam, caught between Southeast Asian and East Asian worlds, has a history that is run through with both conflict and interconnection. Its early history is marked by indigenous kingdoms and Han domination, but in 939 CE Ngô Quyền, rebelling against the Southern Han, declared a new era. While Ngô Quyền’s own family would not rule it, and while it would be decades before the name came into use, the foundations of Đại Việt had been laid. For almost a thousand years afterwards, from its capital near present-day Hanoi on the Red River, Đại Việt went through periods of aggressive expansion, but also subjugation and loss.
In 1010 CE, Lý Thái Tổ, seeking to establish the glory of the new kingdom, renamed the capital Thăng Long, meaning “rising dragon.” On these rising wings, Đại Việt expanded bureaucratic rule at home but also pushed outward – north into Chinese cities, south into those held by the Cham, and westward to Lao and Khmer lands. At its core, the Đại Việt court was a complex mix, formed by political intrigue between eunuchs and noble families: a regime that prioritized bureaucratic and meritocratic power, and both incorporated ethnic others and asserted imperial control.
The dragon’s rise, though, was challenged two hundred years later by another power, on the opposite side of the continent – Mongolia. Möngke Khan, plotting the conquest of the Song Dynasty in China, demanded Đại Việt’s tribute. When the Vietnamese refused, he sacked Thăng Long and put its populace to death. Though the Vietnamese later pushed the invaders out, the weakened Đại Việt accepted overlordship and thus began a period where Đại Việt became a tributary state of its northern neighbor.
In this interlude, Vietnamese society began to change. Key within Chinese assimilation strategies was the “civilizing” of the Vietnamese – meaning turning the local population away from traditions both superficial (e.g., tattooing) and fundamental (e.g., from Buddhist to Confucian).
Chinese control lasted roughly two hundred years, and in the rebellion of Lê Lợi in 1418 CE that Đại Việt finally broke free of Chinese control. Wresting control from the Ming via a campaign of guerilla warfare, the new regime brought a fusion between earlier customs and Chinese norms, between tradition and new technologies – such as firearms. It would need them.
In the years that followed, Đại Việt became one of the most educated societies in Asia, as the bureaucracy expanded and state strengthened. Professions were often regulated and overseen by the state, and Đại Việt workers excelled in constructing elaborate systems of irrigation – useful, given Vietnam’s climate and reliance upon wet rice agriculture. However, unlike their rivals in Champa and China, Vietnam’s reliance on state-run industry and agriculture meant that it was largely skipped on Silk Road routes, and most luxury goods (such as gold and silver, as well as ivory and rhinoceros horn) were traded locally.
All empires fall. And despite running for the better part of a millennium, Đại Việt fell to internal fighting in the first years of 1800. What followed was the Empire of Vietnam or, more popularly, the Nguyễn Dynasty, though the Nguyễn were to last just a few decades before yet another invasion, one planned far overseas, in Paris.
Cities[]
Citizens[]
| Males | Females |
|---|---|
| Lĩnh | Nga |
| Liễn | Minh |
| Hoàn | Mai |
| Thánh | Anh |
| Phật Mã | Giang |
| Dương | Hạnh |
| Hiếu | Hòa |
| Cường | Thủy |
| Định | Tuyến |
| Quang | Phượng |
Trivia[]
- The Vietnamese civilization's symbol is the Vietnamese dragon, a mythological creature associated with yang, life, and growth.
- The Vietnamese civilization ability refers to a document written by Trần Quốc Tuấn, the military commander in chief of Đại Việt, right before the invasion of Đại Việt by the Yuan Dynasty.
Soundtrack[]
| Original Track | № | Based on | Credits | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dai Viet (Exploration Age)" | Lưu Thủy Kim Tiền - Xuân Phong Long Hổ | Composed by Geoff Knorr Performed by Thi Lalum, David Dahl, Steve Chieh-Wei Chiu, and Ammy Lin |
4:09 |
Gallery[]
.jpg "Vietnamese city in-game (Civ7).jpg (5.24 MB)")
.png "Voi Chiến in-game (Civ7).png (905 KB)")
.png "Quận Vương in-game (Civ7).png (832 KB)")
.png "Water Puppet Theater in-game (Civ7).png (955 KB)")
.png "Thành Huế in-game (Civ7).png (4.64 MB)")
.png "Vietnamese background (Civ7).png (1.63 MB)")
Videos[]
See also[]
- Đại Việt in other games
- Vietnamese in other games
External links[]
| Civilization VII Civilizations [edit] | |
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| Antiquity | |
| Exploration | |
| Modern | |
| 1 Requires DLC | |