Lý Thần Tông

Timeline

1. c. 1119–1127Thăng Long · VietnamLý Dương Hoán was a nephew of Nhân Tông, brought into the palace as an adopted heir in childhood and later made crown prince. His mother, Lady Du, was a sister of Du Yingwu, closely tied to powerful families of the Lý inner court.
2. 1128–1130Thăng Long Imperial Palace · VietnamAfter Nhân Tông's death in 1128, the roughly twelve-year-old Lý Dương Hoán succeeded to the throne, taking the temple name Thần Tông and the era name Thiên Thuận. Early in his reign he entrusted Đỗ Anh Vũ with palace administration, and court affairs were largely stable; in 1128 he sent troops to repel Champer invasions.
3. 1131–1138Thăng Long · VietnamIn 1132 and 1136 he repelled invasions by Khmer and Champa allied forces; in 1133 he changed the era name to Thiên Chương Bảo Tự. Ill in his later years, he was cured by Nguyễn Minh Không in 1136, yet died two years later at only twenty-something, succeeded by crown prince Lý Thiên Tộ (Lý Anh Tông).