Country renamed Đại Việt

Politics

Emperor Lý Thánh Tông renames the country from Đại Cồ Việt to Đại Việt, the name used for most of the following centuries.

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1049★★★★★

Emperor Lý Thái Tông has the One Pillar Pagoda built in Thăng Long; it becomes an emblem of Hanoi.

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1044★★★★★

Anawrahta takes the throne at Pagan, going on to unify the Irrawaddy valley and establish Theravada Buddhism in Burma.

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1070★★★★★

Emperor Lý Thánh Tông founds the Temple of Literature in Thăng Long, dedicated to Confucius.

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1075★★★★★

Emperor Lý Nhân Tông holds the first civil service examination in Đại Việt; Lê Văn Thịnh passes first.

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To disrupt Song preparations for invasion, Lý Thường Kiệt attacks Qin, Lian and Yong prefectures in southern China (1075–1076).

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1076★★★★★

The Lý court establishes the Imperial Academy beside the Temple of Literature, regarded as Vietnam's first university.

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