Lê Dynasty

The Lê Dynasty ( Vietnamese: Nha Lê Lê or Trieu, Hán Tự :家 黎or黎 朝) ruled Vietnam with a brief interruption from 1428 to 1788 It is also known as Later Lê Dynasty ( Vietnamese: . Nha Hau Hau Lê Lê or Trieu, Hán Tự :家 后 黎or后 黎 朝) means to distinguish them from the Former Lê Dynasty ( 980-1009 ).

History

The Lê Dynasty was founded after an uprising against the rule of the Chinese Ming Dynasty about Vietnam. Le Loi (黎利) ascended as Emperor Lê Thái To (黎太祖) the throne. In the years 1527-1533 the Mac Dynasty usurped the throne, which forced back by the Lê until 1592 to a small area and could be eliminated in 1677. At this time, the Lê emperors were politically very weak. With the uprising of the brothers Tây Sơn (西山) the rule of the Lê went in 1788 to an end.

Importance

During the Lê Dynasty was conquered Champa and the territory of Vietnam grew from a small state in present-day northern Vietnam almost to its present extent at. There was a transition from Buddhism to Confucianism and the civil service and the legal system have been redesigned along the lines of the Ming Dynasty. The reign of Lê Thánh Tông (黎圣宗, 1460-1497 ) is sometimes described as the golden age. During the Lê Dynasty strengthened Western influence in Vietnam since 1516 European traders and missionaries (Franciscans and Jesuits, including Alexandre de Rhodes) came into the country.

Art

Wooden art pieces of XVII century

Woodcut paintings " Thánh Cung Van Doing" ( " Long live his Imperial Majesty" ) from XVIII century- Nghe An

XVIII century blades in Northern Vietnam

Model of Vietnamese gunboat, XVII century, object of worship at Keo pagoda in Thái Bình

Nghe ( mythological beast ) figurines, crimson and gilded wood, XVIII century