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Lê Lợi

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time c. 1384–1433 Also known as Lê Lợi、Lê Thái Tổ、黎太祖

Lê Lợi (c. 1384–1433) was the leader of Vietnam's Lam Sơn uprising and the founding ruler of the Later Lê dynasty.…

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  1. c. 1384–1418Lam Sơn · Thanh Hóa ProvinceLê Lợi was born into a prominent family in the Lam Sơn area of Thanh Hóa. During the Ming occupation of Vietnam, he built up his strength locally, laying the social foundation for the later uprising.
  2. 1418–1427Lam Sơn · Thanh Hóa ProvinceIn 1418 Lê Lợi rose against the Ming at Lam Sơn, employing guerrilla tactics and mobilizing popular support; after ten years of war he gradually recovered the country's territory, forcing the Ming forces to withdraw from Jiaozhi in 1427.
  3. 1428–1433Tây Đô · VietnamIn 1428 Lê Lợi took the imperial throne under the temple name Thái Tổ, proclaimed the state name Đại Việt, established the Later Lê dynasty, and carried out military and administrative reforms along with tax reforms to consolidate the independent regime.

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