Timeline of the Lý dynasty

This is a timeline of the Lý dynasty, which ruled Đại Cồ Việt (1009–1054), and then the renamed Đại Việt (1054–1226).

Đại Việt under the Lý dynasty in 1085

11th century

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Year Date Event
1009 Lê Long Đĩnh dies from hemorrhoids; military leader Lý Công Uẩn replaces the house of Lê and establishes the House of Lý ruling over Đại Cồ Việt[1]
1010 Lý Công Uẩn moves the capital from Hoa Lư to Đại La, which is renamed Thang Long[2]
1011 Lý Công Uẩn raises an army and attacks rebels in present day Thanh Hóa[2]
1013 Lý Công Uẩn publishes a document on taxing ponds, fields, and mulberry trees[2]
Soldiers are sent into the northern mountains to combat the influence of the Dali Kingdom[3]
1016 Lý Công Uẩn places local cults under court patronage;[4] a three year break on land rent is declared after a good harvest[3]
1020 Lý Phật Mã follows a general into battle against the Chams, defeating them[5]
1024 A temple is built for Lý Công Uẩn to use for studying Buddhist scriptures, after which he withdraws from public affairs[5]
1025 Lý Công Uẩn's mentor, Vạn Hạnh, dies[5]
1028 Lý Công Uẩn dies and is succeeded by his eldest son, Lý Thái Tông (Lý Phật Mã), who defeats an assault on him by his three brothers Duke of Đông Chinh(Đông Chinh vương), Duke of Dực Thánh(Dực Thánh vương) and Duke of Vũ Đức(Vũ Đức vương)[5]
1039 Lý Thái Tông attacks Nùng Tồn Phúc, a leader of the Tai-speaking Nùng people who declared independence from Đại Cồ Việt on the border of the Song dynasty[6]
1041 Nùng Tồn Phúc's son Nùng Trí Cao tries to rebel but is captured and spared by Lý Thái Tông[7]
1044 Đại Cồ Việt invades Champa and kills its king, Jaya Sinhavarman II near present day Da Nang[7]
1048 Nùng Trí Cao rebels in Cao Bằng Province[8]
1051 Nùng Trí Cao is driven out of Cao Bằng Province and into Song dynasty territory where he is killed two years later[8]
1054 Lý Thái Tông hands over government to his son, Lý Thánh Tông (Lý Nhật Tôn), and dies a few weeks later; Đại Cồ Việt is renamed Đại Việt[9]
1055 Local Song dynasty officials led by Xiao Zhu secretly train military units and shelter refugees from Đại Việt[10]
1059 Đại Việt raids the Song dynasty border in present day Qinzhou[11]
1063 Lý Thánh Tông travels to Luy Lâu, where he finds the concubine, Ỷ Lan, who would provide him his first male heir[12]
1069 Đại Việt invades Champa and captures King Rudravarman III, who is released in exchange for what is now Quảng Bình Province[10]
1072 Lý Thánh Tông dies and his son, Lý Nhân Tông (Lý Càn Đức), succeeds the throne; his mother Ỷ Lan becomes regent with the help of her son and co-rule Đại Việt with chancellor Lý Đạo Thành [13]
Imperial examinations are established in Đại Việt[14]
1075 Lý–Song War: Lý Thường Kiệt and Nùng Tông Đán of the Lý dynasty that ruled Đại Việt invade the Song dynasty, capturing Qinzhou, Lianzhou, and destroying Yongzhou before retreating[15][16]
1076 autumn Lý–Song War: Guo Kui of the Song dynasty invades Đại Việt (Lý dynasty) and pushes to the Cầu River, where the war reaches a stalemate[17]
1077 Lý–Song War: Đại Việt (Lý dynasty) becomes a Song tributary in return for the withdraw of Song troops[15][18]
1079 Lý–Song War: Song dynasty gives up claims to Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn in return for Song captives[18]
1085 Lý Nhân Tông reaches the age of 19 and announces a new reign title; Lê Văn Thịnh is appointed chancellor[14]
1088 Song and the of Đại Việt finalize their border agreement, which with minor changes throughout the centuries, is basically the same as the modern China–Vietnam border[19]
1096 Lê Văn Thịnh is found guilty of attempting to murder Lý Nhân Tông and banished to the mountains[20]

12th century

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Year Date Event
1103 Lý Thường Kiệt defeats a rebellion by Ly Giac, who flees to Champa and enlists the aid of Jaya Indravarman II to seize border districts and raid Đại Việt[21]
1104 Lý Thường Kiệt defeats Champa's forces several time before dying in the following year[21]
1119 Lý Nhân Tông personally leads the army in quelling mountain bandits[22]
1125 The eunuch general, Le Ba Ngoc, defeats Nung rebels in Cao Bằng Province[22]
1128 Lý Nhân Tông dies and is succeeded by his grandson, Lý Thần Tông (Lý Dương Hoán)[22]
Khmer Empire and Champa attack Đại Việt[23]
1133 Khmer Empire and Champa attack Đại Việt[23]
1135 Khmer Empire and Champa attack Đại Việt[23]
1137 Khmer Empire and Champa attack Đại Việt[23]
1138 Lý Thần Tông dies and is succeeded by his two-year-old son, Lý Anh Tông (Lý Thiên Tộ); Đỗ Anh Vũ becomes regent[24]
1139 Thân Lợi, a supposed son of Lý Nhân Tông, rises in rebellion in Thái Nguyên Province but is defeated and executed[25]
1141 Four laws are proclaimed specifying the differences between a mortgage and a bill of sale[26]
1144 A Chinese adventurer crosses over into Đại Việt claiming to be a governor of Annam is defeated and captured by Song border guards[27]
A law is published specifying punishments for those who rely upon family connections in dispute over real estate[27]
1145 An edict restricting recruitment of the palace guard to powerful families is passed[27]
1149 Đỗ Anh Vũ is temporarily exiled before his guards kill the conspirators[28]
Trade connections with Java and the Khmer Empire are established[27]
1159 An envoy returning from the Song dynasty convinces Lý Anh Tông to copy the Song practice of allowing anonymous suggestions in a suggestion box, but the envoy is exiled and forced to commit suicide due to a message saying that Đỗ Anh Vũ is conspiring to kill Lý Anh Tôn; Đỗ Anh Vũ dies a few months later and his position is passed to Tô Hiến Thành[28]
1175 Lý Anh Tông dies and is succeeded by his sixth son Lý Cao Tông (Lý Long Trát)[29]
1179 Tô Hiến Thành dies[30]
1181 A famine kills half the population[30]
1190 Đàm Dĩ Mông becomes the leading figure at court[31]
1198 Đàm Dĩ Mông starts a purge of Buddhist monks[32]
A rebellion in Nghệ An Province is put down[32]
1199 Floods and famine spread over the land[32]

13th century

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Year Date Event
1200 The court distributes food to alleviate starvation[32]
1202 An overseer of monks describes the kingdom as in distress and collapsing[32]
1203 Lý Cao Tông starts the construction of ten palaces[32]
A prince of Champa, Vidyanandana, raids Nghệ An Province[33]
A rebellion breaks out in Hoa Lư[33]
1207 Two more rebellions break out, one based in Sơn Tây, and one in Hải Dương[33]
1208 Phạm Bỉnh Di attacks the allies of Phạm Du[34]
1209 Phạm Du takes Lý Cao Tông and flees to take refuge with Trần Lý[34]
1210 Lý Huệ Tông (Lý Sảm) is enthroned by Đàm Dĩ Mông and marries Trần Lý's daughter; Phạm Du is killed by Trần Lý; Trần Lý is killed by bandits; Lý Cao Tông dies of sickness[35]
1212 Lý Huệ Tông considers retiring to a monastery due to court infighting[36]
1213 Royal army attacks Trần Tự Khánh, the son of Trần Lý, but is defeated[36]
1214 Trần Tự Khánh attacks Thăng Long, causing Lý Huệ Tông to flee to Lạng Sơn under the protection of Nguyễn Nộn[36]
1216 Lý Huệ Tông defects to Trần Tự Khánh to avoid his mother's homicidal tendencies[37]
1223 Trần Tự Khánh dies and is succeeded by his brother Trần Thủ Độ[38]
1224 Trần Thủ Độ forces Lý Huệ Tông to abdicate for his daughter Lý Chiêu Hoàng[38]
1225 Lý Chiêu Hoàng marries Trần Thái Tông with him as king, ending the Lý dynasty[38]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 60.
  2. ^ a b c Taylor 2013, p. 62.
  3. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 63.
  4. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 61.
  5. ^ a b c d Taylor 2013, p. 64.
  6. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 67.
  7. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 70.
  8. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 71.
  9. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 71-73.
  10. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 75.
  11. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 76.
  12. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 74.
  13. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 77.
  14. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 86.
  15. ^ a b Twitchett 2009, p. 468.
  16. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 81.
  17. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 82.
  18. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 84.
  19. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 85.
  20. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 88.
  21. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 89.
  22. ^ a b c Taylor 2013, p. 92.
  23. ^ a b c d Taylor 2013, p. 93.
  24. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 94.
  25. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 94-95.
  26. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 95.
  27. ^ a b c d Taylor 2013, p. 96.
  28. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 97.
  29. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 98.
  30. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 99.
  31. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 100.
  32. ^ a b c d e f Taylor 2013, p. 101.
  33. ^ a b c Taylor 2013, p. 102.
  34. ^ a b Taylor 2013, p. 103.
  35. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 104.
  36. ^ a b c Taylor 2013, p. 105.
  37. ^ Taylor 2013, p. 106.
  38. ^ a b c Taylor 2013, p. 109.

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