Lê Văn Hưu completes the Đại Việt sử ký
CultureHistorian Lê Văn Hưu completes the Đại Việt sử ký, the first official national history of Vietnam.
- Date
- 1272 · View on map
- Countries
- Vietnam
- Regions
- Southeast Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
Related events
1285★★★★★
Second Yuan–Mongol invasion of Đại Việt
Yuan forces under Toghon invade Đại Việt; Trần forces led by Trần Hưng Đạo counter-attack and drive them out.
War· Vietnam, China
1258★★★★★
First Mongol invasion of Đại Việt
Mongol forces under Uriyangqadai occupy Thăng Long but withdraw after the Battle of Đông Bộ Đầu.
War· Vietnam, China, Mongolia
1288★★★★★
Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)
Trần Hưng Đạo destroys the Yuan fleet on the Bạch Đằng River, ending the third Mongol invasion of Đại Việt.
War· Vietnam, China, Mongolia
1293★★★★★
Founding of Majapahit
Raden Wijaya exploits the Yuan expedition to Java to found Majapahit, the most powerful Hindu-Buddhist empire of the Indonesian archipelago.
DynastyPolitics· Indonesia
1300★★★★★
Death of Trần Hưng Đạo
Trần Hưng Đạo, commander of Đại Việt's resistance to the Mongol invasions, dies.
Death· Vietnam
c. 1238★★★★★
Founding of the Sukhothai Kingdom
Tai leaders break from Khmer control and found Sukhothai, often regarded as the first Thai kingdom.
DynastyPolitics· Thailand