Annam

Annam, French-governed Vietnam or, more strictly, its central region, known in precolonial times as Trung Ky (Central Administrative Division). The term Annam (Chinese: “Pacified South”) was never officially used by the Vietnamese to describe their country, even during the French colonial period. The central section of Vietnam known to the French as Annam is largely a highland region extending from the Ma River southward to Ba Kiem Cape, which lies 47 miles (76 km) east-southeast...