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Le Thanh Tong

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1442–1497 Also known as Le Hao、Hong Duc

Le Thanh Tong (1442–1497), fourth-generation emperor of the Later Le dynasty, ascended in 1460 under era name Hong Duc, conquered Champa in 1471, and…

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  1. 1460–1471Thang Long · Thang LongAscended after overthrowing Le Nghi Dan, reformed the court and restored the imperial examinations, laying the foundation for subsequent large-scale southern campaigns and legal construction.
  2. 1471–1480Thang Long · Thang LongIn 1471 he personally led a campaign that destroyed Champa, extending the frontier south to Phuong An; at the same time he promulgated the Hong Duc Code, perfecting household registration and tax-labor systems and reforming the bureaucracy. In the 1470s he compiled the Complete Book of the Historical Records of Great Viet, inaugurating Vietnam's tradition of classical historiography.
  3. 1480–1497Thang Long · Thang LongIn the 1480s he continued to pursue civil governance, attending to frontier defense and relations with Ming China, maintaining the stability of Great Viet's territory; he died in 1497, and later generations praised him as one of the greatest emperors in Vietnamese history.

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