Lý dynasty — Đại Việt (1009–1225)

1. Lý Công Uẩn crowned, Lý dynasty begins

   Nov 21, 1009Labels: L C, L dynasty

   Court officials enthroned Lý Công Uẩn as Lý Thái Tổ, marking the start of the Lý dynasty and a new long-lived ruling house in Đại Việt.

   • Britannica
   • L Th i

2. Edict issued to move capital to Đại La

   Sep 1, 1010Labels: L Th, i La

   Lý Thái Tổ promulgated the Edict on the Transfer of the Capital, formally justifying relocation from Hoa Lư to Đại La, a strategic Red River Delta site.

   • Edict
   • Britannica

3. Capital renamed Thăng Long (Hanoi)

   Sep 1, 1010Labels: Th ng, i La

   After the move, Đại La was renamed Thăng Long, which became the Lý dynasty’s enduring political center and a key foundation for later Vietnamese state development.

   • L Th i
   • L dynasty

4. War with the Dali Kingdom recorded

   Jan 1, 1014Labels: Dali Kingdom

   Sources for the dynasty note a military conflict with the Dali Kingdom, reflecting early Lý efforts to secure frontiers and manage regional threats.

   • L dynasty

5. One Pillar Pagoda constructed in Thăng Long

   Jan 1, 1049Labels: One Pillar, L Th

   Emperor Lý Thái Tông ordered construction of the One Pillar Pagoda (Diên Hựu complex), illustrating strong royal patronage of Buddhism and monumental building in the capital.

   • One Pillar
   • Bao Chinh Phu

6. State name changed to Đại Việt

   Jan 1, 1054Labels: L Th, i Vi

   Under Emperor Lý Thánh Tông, the realm’s official name is traditionally recorded as changing from Đại Cồ Việt to Đại Việt, a name that persisted for centuries in Vietnamese state usage.

   • L dynasty
   • Britannica

7. Campaign against Champa captures its king

   Jan 1, 1069Labels: Champa, Rudravarman III

   Lý forces campaigned against Champa and captured the Cham king (Rudravarman III/Chế Củ). The episode is closely linked in Vietnamese historical tradition to territorial gains along the north-central coast.

   • Nam ti n
   • Vietnam vn

8. Temple of Literature founded in Thăng Long

   Jan 1, 1070Labels: Temple of, V n

   The Văn Miếu (Temple of Literature) was founded to venerate Confucius and became a centerpiece for the court’s growing Confucian educational and bureaucratic ideals.

   • Temple Lit
   • Britannica

9. First Confucian civil-service exam held

   Jan 1, 1075Labels: Imperial exam, L V

   The court instituted its first Confucian-based imperial examination, beginning a lasting exam system for recruiting officials; Lê Văn Thịnh is recorded as top-ranked in the first exam.

   • Exam system
   • L V n

10. Imperial Academy (Quốc Tử Giám) established

    Jan 1, 1076Labels: Qu c, Temple of

    The Quốc Tử Giám was established within the Temple of Literature complex, institutionalizing elite education and training for the Lý bureaucracy.

    • Temple Lit
    • L Nh n

11. Song–Đại Việt War ends in withdrawal agreement

    Jan 1, 1077Labels: Song China, i Vi

    After major fighting between Song China and Đại Việt, the sides agreed to withdraw; the conflict helped define northern border politics and showcased Lý military-state capacity.

    • Song V war
    • Britannica

12. Captured border areas and prisoners exchanged

    Jan 1, 1082Labels: Song China, i Vi

    Several years after the war, Song and Đại Việt carried out a mutual exchange of captured territories and prisoners, reflecting diplomatic stabilization after the 1075–1077 conflict.

    • Song V war

13. Lý Huệ Tông cedes throne to Lý Chiêu Hoàng

    Oct 1, 1224Labels: L Hu, L Chi

    Amid court crisis, Emperor Lý Huệ Tông transferred the throne to his young daughter, who reigned as Empress Regnant Lý Chiêu Hoàng, intensifying Trần clan influence at court.

    • Tr n Th
    • Tr n Th

14. Lý Chiêu Hoàng abdicates; Trần dynasty begins

    Dec 31, 1225Labels: L Chi, Tr n

    Following a palace-arranged marriage and political pressure, Lý Chiêu Hoàng ceded the throne to Trần Cảnh (Trần Thái Tông), ending the Lý dynasty and inaugurating the Trần dynasty.

    • L Chi u
    • Tr n dynasty