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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnamese literary work
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historical document ⓘ royal edict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
consolidation of Đại Việt
ⓘ
founding of Thăng Long ⓘ |
| author | Lý Thái Tổ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Vietnamese national celebrations of Thăng Long’s founding anniversary
ⓘ
monuments in Hanoi ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalStatus | national cultural heritage of Vietnam ⓘ |
| date | 1010 ⓘ |
| genre |
imperial decree
ⓘ
political proclamation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Lý dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Vietnamese royal proclamations ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Emperor Lý Thái Tổ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| justification |
geopolitical advantages of Thăng Long
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Vietnamese literature curriculum ⓘ |
| theme |
good governance
ⓘ
mandate of heaven ⓘ prosperity and stability of the realm ⓘ |
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