Historical people

1,000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi begin with the wise and strategic decision to move the capital by the first king of Ly Dynasty, Thai To Ly Cong Uan. The strategic vision in choosing the place for the capital remains the same values for almost 1,000 years, making Ly …

Ly Thai Tong’s taboo name was Ly Phat Ma, also known as Ly Duc Chinh (the works “Annam chi luoc” by Chinese author also agreed that the taboo name of Ly Thai Tong was Ly Duc Chinh). He wa born on June 26, 1000, the eldest son of King Ly …

Ly Thanh Tong, the third king of Ly Dynasty whose taboo name was Ly Nhat Tong, also considered a king of compassion. Historical documents still record stories about his tolerance and compassion. Kinh Ly Thai Tong Once, Ly Thanh Tong was sitting in Thien Khanh Palace to judge a case; …

Tran Thanh Tong was the second king of Tran Dynasty whose taboo name was Tran Hoang. Le Tac, a chinese historian described Tran Thanh Tong as “the second son of king Thai Vuong, who is elegant and cultured”. King Tran Thanh Tong According to records of Vietnamese and Chinese historians, …

Tran Hung Dao, also known as Tran Quoc Tuan, was the son of Tran Lieu. Tran Lieu was elder brother of Tran Canh or King Tran Thai Tong, who robbed Tran Lieu’s wife. Tran Lieu asked his son to overthrow the throne. However, because of the national affairs, Tran Hung …

Nguyen Trai was born in 1380 in Thang Long. He was the maternal grandson of Tran Nguyen Dan and the son of Nguyen Phi Khanh, highraking mandarins under Ho Dynasty. At the age of 20, Nguyen Trai passed the PhD in the first examination under the Ho Dynasty. After that …

Le Loi was born on 10/09/1385 in Lam Son (Tho Xuan District, Thanh Hoa province) in a wealthy family. Inheriting the patrimony from his father, Le Loi quickly became a widely respected notable in the area. Under Ming Dynasty’s domination, Thang Long was renamed as Dong Quan to imply that …

While French forces intended to occupy Hanoi, a great many of domestic disturbances emerged. Nguyen Tri Phuong, a highranking mandarin under Nguyen dynasty was appointed to go to the North and command troops to wipe out the disturbances and break the intention of invaders. However, the army equipped with only …

The real name of Hoang Dieu was Hoang Kim Tich. He was born on February 10th, 1829 in a family of Confucian tradition in the village of Xuan Dai (Dien Phuoc, Quang Nam). His family had seven sons, including one phó bảng (equal to Master), three Bachelors and two Graduates …