Edict on the Transfer of the Capital
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The Edict on the Transfer of the Capital is a foundational Vietnamese royal proclamation by Emperor Lý Thái Tổ that justified moving the national capital to Thăng Long (modern-day Hanoi), marking the start of the Lý dynasty’s flourishing era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edict on the Transfer of the Capital canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8442968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edict on the Transfer of the Capital Context triple: [Lý Thái Tổ, associatedDocument, Edict on the Transfer of the Capital]
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A.
Edict of Thessalonica
The Edict of Thessalonica was a 380 CE decree by Emperor Theodosius I that made Nicene Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire, decisively shaping its religious landscape.
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January Edict
The January Edict was a 1562 royal decree in France that temporarily granted limited religious freedoms to Huguenots in an effort to ease tensions before the French Wars of Religion escalated.
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C.
Edict of Saint-Maur
The Edict of Saint-Maur was a 16th-century French royal decree that restricted Protestant worship and reinforced Catholic dominance during the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Decian edict on universal sacrifice
The Decian edict on universal sacrifice was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial decree requiring all inhabitants of the empire to perform public sacrifices to the Roman gods, triggering a major persecution of Christians who refused to comply.
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E.
Ad edictum
Ad edictum is a major legal commentary by the Roman jurist Ulpian on the praetorian edict, influential in the development of Roman law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edict on the Transfer of the Capital Target entity description: The Edict on the Transfer of the Capital is a foundational Vietnamese royal proclamation by Emperor Lý Thái Tổ that justified moving the national capital to Thăng Long (modern-day Hanoi), marking the start of the Lý dynasty’s flourishing era.
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A.
Edict of Thessalonica
The Edict of Thessalonica was a 380 CE decree by Emperor Theodosius I that made Nicene Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire, decisively shaping its religious landscape.
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B.
January Edict
The January Edict was a 1562 royal decree in France that temporarily granted limited religious freedoms to Huguenots in an effort to ease tensions before the French Wars of Religion escalated.
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C.
Edict of Saint-Maur
The Edict of Saint-Maur was a 16th-century French royal decree that restricted Protestant worship and reinforced Catholic dominance during the French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Decian edict on universal sacrifice
The Decian edict on universal sacrifice was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial decree requiring all inhabitants of the empire to perform public sacrifices to the Roman gods, triggering a major persecution of Christians who refused to comply.
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E.
Ad edictum
Ad edictum is a major legal commentary by the Roman jurist Ulpian on the praetorian edict, influential in the development of Roman law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnamese literary work
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historical document ⓘ royal edict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
consolidation of Đại Việt
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founding of Thăng Long ⓘ |
| author | Lý Thái Tổ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Vietnamese national celebrations of Thăng Long’s founding anniversary
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monuments in Hanoi ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalStatus | national cultural heritage of Vietnam ⓘ |
| date | 1010 ⓘ |
| genre |
imperial decree
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political proclamation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Lý dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Vietnamese royal proclamations ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Emperor Lý Thái Tổ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| justification |
geopolitical advantages of Thăng Long
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historical precedent of earlier dynasties moving capitals ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTime | supreme imperial order ⓘ |
| locationDescribed | Thăng Long Citadel area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newCapital | Thăng Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newCapitalModernName | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Hoa Lư NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
announce strategic reorientation of the kingdom
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legitimize the Lý dynasty’s rule ⓘ |
| previousCapital | Hoa Lư NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | justify moving the national capital ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of Hanoi
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history of Đại Việt ⓘ |
| resultedIn | relocation of the capital to Thăng Long ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a foundational text of Vietnamese statecraft
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important work in the history of Vietnamese political thought ⓘ marked the beginning of the flourishing era of the Lý dynasty ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Vietnamese history curriculum
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Vietnamese literature curriculum ⓘ |
| theme |
good governance
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mandate of heaven ⓘ prosperity and stability of the realm ⓘ |
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Subject: Edict on the Transfer of the Capital Description of subject: The Edict on the Transfer of the Capital is a foundational Vietnamese royal proclamation by Emperor Lý Thái Tổ that justified moving the national capital to Thăng Long (modern-day Hanoi), marking the start of the Lý dynasty’s flourishing era.
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