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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Edict on the Transfer of the Capital canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vietnamese literary work ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
royal edict ⓘ
associatedWith consolidation of Đại Việt ⓘ
founding of Thăng Long ⓘ
author Lý Thái Tổ ⓘ
commemoratedBy Vietnamese national celebrations of Thăng Long’s founding anniversary ⓘ
monuments in Hanoi ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalStatus national cultural heritage of Vietnam ⓘ
date 1010 ⓘ
genre imperial decree ⓘ
political proclamation ⓘ
historicalPeriod Lý dynasty ⓘ
influenced later Vietnamese royal proclamations ⓘ
issuedBy Emperor Lý Thái Tổ ⓘ
linked to: Lý Thái Tổ
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 ⓘ
newCapital Thăng Long ⓘ
linked to: Hanoi
newCapitalModernName Hanoi ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Chinese ⓘ
placeOfIssue Hoa Lư ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Lư Citadel
politicalFunction announce strategic reorientation of the kingdom ⓘ
legitimize the Lý dynasty’s rule ⓘ
previousCapital Hoa Lư ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Lư Citadel
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 ⓘ
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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Lý Thái Tổ → associatedDocument → Edict on the Transfer of the Capital ⓘ