Lê Thánh Tông takes the throne; his reign (1460–1497) is regarded as a golden age of Đại Việt, with major administrative and legal reforms.
Đại Việt forces capture the Cham capital Vijaya and annex much of northern Champa.
After Emperor Lê Thái Tông's sudden death at Lệ Chi Viên, Nguyễn Trãi is blamed and executed along with his family.
Court historian Ngô Sĩ Liên completes the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, the principal official chronicle of pre-modern Vietnam.
Lê Lợi (Lê Thái Tổ), leader of the Lam Sơn uprising and founder of the Later Lê dynasty, dies.
Ayutthaya's forces take Angkor; the Khmer court subsequently moves south towards Phnom Penh, ending the Angkorian period.
The Lam Sơn uprising triumphs over the Ming; Lê Lợi founds the Later Lê dynasty and Nguyễn Trãi writes the proclamation "Bình Ngô đại cáo".