The Sui–Former Lý War was a military conflict between the Chinese Sui dynasty and the Vietnamese Former Lý dynasty in 602, eventually resulting in the collapse of the latter.
| Sui–Lý War | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sui dynasty | Former Lý dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Emperor Wen of Sui Liu Fang | Lý Phật Tử Lý Đại Quyền Lý Phổ Đỉnh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 270,000 | Unknown | ||||||
In 601, Lý Phật Tử, ruler of the Former Lý dynasty was summoned to attend the Chinese court.[1] However, he delayed the attendance and eventually rebelled in 602, even though he had recognized Sui authority in 595.[1] He concentrated his military forces at the Vạn Xuân capital Co Loa and at Long Bien.[1] In 602, General Liu Fang led his army in the invasion of Vạn Xuân.[1][2]
The Sui army departed via Yunnan to the Former Lý territory.[1] However, the Vietnamese army was unprepared to fend them off because they had not expected that the Sui army would take this invasion route.[1] In the end, Lý Phật Tử surrendered to the Sui forces in front of his palace in Long Biên.[1][2] Consequently, the Chinese took him captive and transferred him to the Chinese capital Chang'an,[1][2] although he died on the way.[3] Liu Fang's army also forced the submission or defeated the remaining local clans.[2] The conquered territory was re-incorporated into China.[1]
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Bibliography
- Taylor, K.W. (2013). A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87586-8.
- Walker, Hugh Dyson (2012). East Asia: A New History. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781477265161.