Dinh dynasty
| Đinh dynasty | ||||||||||
| House of Đinh 丁朝 (Đinh triều) |
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| Capital | Hoa Lư | |||||||||
| Languages | Vietnamese | |||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism, Taoism | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
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| • | 968–979 | Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (first) | ||||||||
| • | 979–980 | Đinh Phế Đế (last) | ||||||||
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| • | Established | 968 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 980 | ||||||||
| Currency | Xu | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Vietnam China
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The Đinh dynasty (Vietnamese: Nhà Đinh) was the imperial dynasty of Vietnam starting in 968 when Đinh Tiên Hoàng vanquished the upheavals of Twelve warlords and ended as the son of Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Đinh Phế Đế, ceded the throne to Lê Hoàn in 980.
Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's father was Đinh Công Trứ, a general under the reigns of Ngô Quyền (939–944) and Ngô Xương Văn (950–954). Đinh Công Trứ died while Bộ Lĩnh was still very young. His mother then took him back to her village to live with her family. There Đinh Bộ Lĩnh attended the village school and in his free time rode atop water buffaloes and played games with other children. When he reached adulthood he joined Trần Minh Công (Trần Lãm), one of the Twelve Warlords (Thập Nhị Sứ Quân), who made him a general due to his skills and talents.
One by one, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (924–979) defeated or subdued the other 11 lords. His multitude victories over other lords earned him the title Vạn Thắng Vương, which means "King of Ten Thousand Victories." After unifying the country in 968 and bringing peace back to the land, he proclaimed himself Đinh Tiên Hoàng Đế. He renamed the country "Đại Cồ Việt." Worried that his country was still weak (where outside influences could be easily made), he sought to strengthen the government by appointing military men to important positions. Among his top generals were Nguyễn Bạc, his oldest son Đinh Liễn, Lê Hoàn, etc. The latter became a major figure for the Đinh Dynasty succession and the rise of the Anterior Lê Dynasty.
The end of Đinh Tien Hoàng's reign was marked by the following successive events.
When Đinh Tuệ became emperor, because of his age, his mother the Dowager Empress Dương Vân Nga assumed the role of regent. The turmoil of succession of Đinh Tiên Hoàng in their southern border gave Song China a pretext to meddle and interfere into the matters of the Vietnamese, to invade the country and subjugate it again to their rule.
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