Jiaozhi Province

Jiaozhi Provincial Administration Commission (交趾等處承宣布政使司), commonly abbreviated as Jiaozhi (交趾), was a provincial-level administrative body established by the Ming dynasty in Vietnam during the Fourth Era of Northern Domination, following the conquest of the Hồ dynasty in 1407. The institution was tasked with implementing administrative policies, managing taxation, and overseeing governance in the occupied territory. The Ming administration applied a bureaucratic and legal system similar to that used in other interior Chinese provinces, dividing the region into 15 prefectures and 5 independent prefectures, covering most of the area north of the present-day Central–Annamite Range.

During this period, the Ming dynasty introduced various cultural and administrative policies aimed at integrating the region into its imperial system, which provoked widespread resentment among the local population and sparked numerous uprisings. Following the Lam Sơn uprising (1418–1427), led by Lê Lợi, Ming forces eventually withdrew. In 1428, with the establishment of the Lê dynasty, the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration was formally abolished, marking the end of direct Chinese administration in the region.