Transition from the Dinh to the Former Le Dynasty

Timeline

1. 1009Hoa Lu · VietnamThe last Former Le emperor Le Long Dinh died after only four years on the throne; his tyranny and lack of heirs revived the tradition of powerful generals enthroning rulers since the Dinh and Former Le dynasties, plunging independent Vietnam into a new round of turmoil.
2. 1009–1010Hoa Lu to Thang Long · Red River DeltaMilitary commissioner of the Van Thanh Army Ly Cong Uan was enthroned by the ministers, changing the era name to Thuan Thien and ending the warlord fragmentation tradition of the 'Twelve Lords' since the Dinh dynasty. The next year he moved the capital to Thang Long, establishing the Ly dynasty and opening centuries of Ly–Tran–Nguyen rule in Vietnamese history.