Editing Haiphong (section)

===Dynastic Vietnam===
Modern-day Haiphong was the home of Lê Chân, one of the female generals under the command of the [[Trưng Sisters]] who rose against Chinese domination in 40 AD and ruled until their defeat in 43 AD. Lê Chân was known to have established the ''Hải tần Phòng thủ'' (“Defenced Sea-coast”) during the war against general [[Ma Yuan (Han dynasty)|Ma Yuan]] of the [[Han dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://anhp.vn/nu-tuong-le-chan--va-dau-an-hai-tan-phong-thu-d24921.html | title=Nữ tướng Lê Chân và dấu ấn Hải Tần Phòng Thủ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://haiphong.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/Chuong-trinh-FamtripHai-tan-Phong-thu---Goc-nhin-moi-tiep-tuc-gioi-thieu-nhieu-dia-danh-lich-su-va-am-thuc-Hai-Phong-87096.html | title=Chương trình Famtrip"Hải tần Phòng thủ - Góc nhìn mới" tiếp tục giới thiệu nhiều địa danh lịch sử và ẩm thực Hải Phòng &#124; Cổng Thông tin điện tử thành phố Hải phòng }}</ref> 
Centuries later under the reign of [[Nguyễn dynasty|Nguyễn]] Emperor [[Tự Đức]], the area earned the appellation: '''''Hải'''-Dương thương-chính quan-'''phòng''''' ("The trading defensive area of [[Hải Dương Province]]").

[[File:Rue chinoise, Haiphong, Tonkin.jpg|thumb|left|A street in the late 19th century]]
By the 19th century, at the end of Tự Đức's reign, the [[Hang Kenh|Hang Kenh Communal House]] in what is now the city's [[Le Chan District]] was made the administrative seat of [[An Dương District]], restoring its regional importance.<ref name="hphtourism-culture">[http://www.haiphongtourism.gov.vn/about-hai-phong/haiphongs-culture/a.html Haiphong's Culture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629061433/http://www.haiphongtourism.gov.vn/about-hai-phong/haiphongs-culture/a.html |date=2017-06-29 }}. HaiphongTourism.gov.vn</ref> The area by then had developed into a sizable commercial port.

At the eve of the French conquest in 1881, a [[1881 Haiphong typhoon|typhoon]] ravaged the area, killing about 3,000 people in and around Haiphong. Despite the damages, Haiphong was developed by the French to serve as [[French Indochina|Indochina]]'s main naval base over the ensuing decades.