Lê Long Đĩnh
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Lê Long Đĩnh 黎龍鋌 | |
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Lê Đại Hành | |
Mother | Diệu Nữ |
Religion | Buddhism |
Lê Long Đĩnh (
Background
Lê Long Đĩnh, who was also named Lê Chí Trung (黎至忠), was born on 15 November 986 by the
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Struggle for the throne
In 1005, Lê Hoàn died in Trường Xuân palace. Crown Prince Lê Long Việt contested the crown with his three brothers: Tích, Kính, and Đĩnh. The four princes pitted their armies against each other, plunging the country into civil war. In October 1005, Việt defeated Tích, forcing him to flee to Champa where he was subsequently killed by locals at the Cơ La estuary. The victorious Việt was proclaimed emperor with the title Trung Tông hoàng đế ('Emperor Trung Tông').
Three days after his ascension, however, Trung Tông was murdered by assassins in Lê Long Đĩnh's employ. All of his supporters fled except for
Reign
Foreign relations
After news of the death of Emperor Lê Hoàn in China, Song dynasty officials urged the Song emperor Taizong to dispatch forces to invade Đại Cồ Việt. However, Taizong chose to respect the tributary status that Đại Cồ Việt had towards the Song Empire, and he left the country alone. Some trading activities occurred between both nations.
Sponsorship of Buddhism and education
In spring 1007, Lê Long Đĩnh ordered his brother to gift a white
Controversies
According to the Complete annals of Đại Việt, Lê Long Đĩnh was one of the most brutal and sadistic rulers of Vietnam's dynastic era. His reign was considered a "reign of terror" at the time.[by whom?] He has been compared to the Roman emperors Caligula and Commodus in their traits of cruelty and paranoia.[by whom?]
He is alleged to have often executed innocent people who were condemned to death for entertaining purposes, by ways such as tying them with hay to burn to death, or by ordering an executioner called Liêu Thủ Tâm (廖守心) from
After capturing
The emperor himself is said to have often stabbed livestock such as pigs or cows to death before he allowed servants to prepare them for feasts. At court banquets, he killed cats and served them to his guests and court officials and made them eat the cats. Afterwards, he would play around with their severed heads in front of the court audience, frightening them and reducing their chances of questioning him.
Later life
According to historical records, he developed
He held the throne for four years, until 1009, when he died at the age of 23.[a] His son Sạ was a child at the time, under the supervision of an official named Đào Cam Mộc (陶甘沐). When Lý Thái Tổ became emperor of the Lý dynasty, all the officials enthroned him without any debate, and the Early Lê dynasty was abolished after only three emperors.
Notes
- ^ a b 24 by East Asian age reckoning
References
- ^ Vĩnh Khang (26 May 2011). "Lê Long Đĩnh chết vì bệnh trĩ hay bị đầu độc?" [Did Lê Long Đĩnh die of hemorrhoids or was he poisoned?]. Vietnam National Museum of History (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
- ^ Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, The Complete Book of Kỷ, Volume 1, Kỷ Lê Dynasty, Mục Ngoa Emperor's Dynasty (Bản Kỷ Toàn Thư, Quyển 1, Kỷ nhà Lê, Mục Ngọa Triều Hoàng đế).
- ^ According to the Khâm định Việt sử Thông giám cương mục, Prequel Records Volume 5, 31 (Cương Mục, tiền biên V, 31), Đằng Châu comprised "Đằng Châu commune, Kim Động district, and Hưng Yên province; the Trần dynasty called it Khoái Lộ, and the Lê dynasty called it Khoái Châu" (là xã Đằng Châu, huyện Kim Động, tỉnh Hưng Yên nhà Trần gọi là Khoái Lộ, nhà Lê gọi là Khoái Châu). The area now corresponds to Kim Động district, Khoái Châu and Văn Giang townships, Hưng Yên city, Hưng Yên province, and part of Thái Bình province.
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