Tonkin

northern part of Vietnam, to the west of the Gulf of Tonkin

8 dated entries naming Tonkin, drawn from 7 separate years between 42 CE and 1885 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century

42The Chinese General Ma Yuan represses the rebellions of the Trưng Sisters in Tonkin.source

2nd century

137Shi Xie, Chinese official, ruler of Jiaozhi (d. 226)source

3rd century

270Fan Hsiung, a.k.a. Pham Hung, comes to power in Champa and raids the Chinese-occupied territory of Tonkin.source

6th century

547The Tonkin revolt (Vietnam), led by Lý Nam Đế, is suppressed by the Chinese Liang dynasty.source

17th century

1682September 24 – Trịnh Căn becomes the new ruler of Tonkinsource

19th century

1884August 22 – The Sino-French War (for control of Tonkin) breaks out (continues to April 1885).source
1885April 14 – Sino-French War: A French victory at Kép causes China to withdraw its forces from Tonkin, in the final engagement of the conflict.source
1885February 23 – Sino-French War: Battle of Đồng Đăng – France gains an important victory over China, in the Tonkin region of modern-day Vietnam.source