Ly Thai To Moves the Capital to Thang Long

Name: Ly Thai To Moves the Capital to Thang Long
Start: 1010

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1010

In 1010, Ly Cong Uan (Ly Thai To), founder of Vietnam's Ly dynasty, moved the capital from Hoa Lu to Dai Long (Thang Long, near modern Hanoi), establ…

Timeline

1010Hoa Lu · Northern VietnamLy Thai To Ly Cong Uan issued an edict announcing the departure from the old capital Hoa Lu and the selection of a site in the northern Red River Delta to build a new capital, consolidating Ly dynasty rule over the core agricultural region of northern Vietnam.
1010Thang Long (Dai Long) · Northern VietnamThe court built palace walls and defensive works around Thang Long, establishing the new capital's name and status as an administrative center; the Ly regime thereafter long based its governance and foreign relations on the northern Red River Delta.

Sources

Tarling, Nicholas (ed.). The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Vol. 1 — Nicholas Tarling (1992)
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