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Ly Dynasty held onto power in part due to their economic strength, stability and general popularity among the population rather than by military means like previous dynasties. This set off a historical precedent for following dynasties, as prior to the Ly Dynasty, most Vietnamese dynasties lasted very briefly, often fall to the state of decline ...
Ca-li, Ca-li--ni-a, Ca-li-phoóc-nha Harlem: Hắc Lem Hawaii: Hạ Uy Di Hollywood: Hoa Lệ Ước, Hồ Ly Vọng Honolulu: Hòn Lau Los Angeles: Lốt, Lộc Án Gia Lê Manhattan: Mã Nhật Tân [112] New Orleans: Ngọc Lân, [113] Tân Linh New York: Nữu Ước, Niu Gioóc, Tiểu bang New York [114] New York City: Thành phố New ...
Lan is a personal name, frequently used in Chinese and Vietnamese contexts as a feminine given name, which means "orchid" in Vietnamese. In Vietnamese, "Lân" with the accent denotes a masculine given name, which refers to Kỳ Lân , a mythical creature that appears only to protect the noble.
Lý Càn Đức (李乾德) was born in the first month of the lunar calendar in 1066 as the first son of the emperor Lý Thánh Tông and his concubine Ỷ Lan. [4] [5] It was said that Lý Thánh Tông was unable to have his own son up to the age of 40, so he paid a visit to Buddhist pagodas all over the country to pray for a child.
Trương Mỹ Lan (born 13 October 1956) is a Vietnamese businesswoman who founded the real estate development group Vạn Thịnh Phát Group , of which she is on the board of directors. A key figure in Vietnam's largest, multi-billion-dollar financial fraud , Lan was sentenced to death for embezzlement , bribery, and violations of banking ...
The My Lai massacre (/ m iː l aɪ / MEE LY; Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Lai [tʰâːm ʂǎːt mǐˀ lāːj] ⓘ) was a United States war crime committed on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. [1]
After the assassination of Lý Nam Đế in 547, his elder brother, Lý Thiên Bảo, became the de facto ruler of Vạn Xuân. Lý Thiên Bảo died of an illness in 555 and left no heirs, this prompted the military and officials elected Triệu Quang Phục as leader and de facto ruler.
[1] [64] The envoys sent to China to acquire this recognition cited the ancient kingdom of Nanyue (Vietnamese: Nam Việt) to Emperor Jiaqing as the countries name, this displeased the emperor who was disconcerted by such pretentions, and Nguyễn Phúc Ánh had to officially rename his kingdom as Vietnam the next year to satisfy the emperor.