Rule of Lý Thánh Tông in the 1050s

Timeline

1. 1054Thăng Long · VietnamLý Nhật Tôn succeeded in 1054, temple name Thánh Tông, inheriting the foundation laid by Lý Thái Tổ and Lý Thái Tông and beginning his nearly twenty-year reign.
2. 1054Thăng Long · VietnamIn the same year as his accession, he changed the state name to 'Đại Việt,' emphasizing independent regime status and Vietnamese identity; this name was used until the Trần dynasty and became an important state designation in Vietnamese history.
3. 1055–1060Lý dynasty southern border (toward Champa) · IndochinaLý Thánh Tông rectified local administration, promoted Buddhist and Confucian education, and campaigned south against Champa multiple times in the 1050s, expanding the Lý dynasty's sphere of influence and consolidating rule over the Red River basin.