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Lý Thánh Tông

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time c. 1023–1072 Also known as Lý Nhật Tôn

Lý Thánh Tông (c. 1023–1072), third emperor of Vietnam's Lý dynasty, succeeded Lý Thái Tông in 1054 and reigned until 1072.

Timeline

  1. 1040–1053Thăng Long (Hanoi) · Lý dynastyLý Nhật Tôn was a son of Lý Thái Tông; after being made crown prince he studied governance in Thăng Long, participating in court affairs in the early 1050s to prepare for succession.
  2. 1054–1060Thăng Long (Hanoi) · Lý dynastyIn 1054 Lý Thái Tông abdicated and Lý Nhật Tôn took the throne, adopting the era name Long Ruệ Thái Bình and the temple name Thánh Tông. After accession he reformed taxes and corvée, built irrigation works, and held imperial examinations, consolidating central authority in the mid-to-late 1050s.
  3. 1061–1072Thăng Long (Hanoi) · Lý dynastyIn the 1060s he continued civil governance, maintained tributary relations with the Northern Song, campaigned against Champa and established provinces such as Quảng Nguyên, dying at Thăng Long in 1072 with the temple name Thánh Tông.

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