No. 95

My Son

Where

Vietnam

Built by

Champa kingdom

Era

300s-1200s CE

Known for

Brick Hindu temple towers.

How it ended

Champa was absorbed by Vietnam; the site was bombed in 1969.

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Background

Mỹ Sơn is a commune in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam.

On 16 June 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 1667/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Khánh Hòa province in 2025. Under the resolution, the entire area and population of Phước Trung commune, formerly part of Bác Ái district, and Mỹ Sơn commune, formerly part of Ninh Sơn district, were merged to form a new commune named Mỹ Sơn.

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