Vietnam's Le Dynasty (1490s)

Timeline

1. 1491–1497Thang Long · VietnamIn the early 1490s Le Thanh Tong continued implementing the Hong Duc Code promulgated in 1483, refining the imperial examination, household registration, land, and corvée systems. The central Six Ministries and local prefectural and county system functioned effectively, Red River Delta agricultural output was stable, and state finances and armaments were maintained at a high level.
2. 1497–1498Thang Long · VietnamLe Thanh Tong died in 1497, and crown prince Le Trang succeeded as Le Hien Tong. The transfer of power was smooth, and the court continued to use the institutional framework of the Hong Duc era, marking the formal end of the Later Le dynasty's early golden age and the beginning of its middle period.
3. 1498–1500Champa border south of Hue · VietnamIn the late 1490s the Le dynasty maintained military pressure and tributary demands on Champa, consolidating the gains of southward expansion since Le Thanh Tong's time. At the same time it maintained tributary exchanges with Lan Xang (Laos) to the west; the Red River regime still held dominance in eastern mainland Southeast Asia.