Dinh Tien Hoang (968-979)
Dynasty title: Thai Binh (970-979)
Starting from Hoa Lu in present-day Ninh Binh, Dinh
Bo Linh defeated all 12 warlords, one after another, and unified the country in
967. The next year he made himself King, named the country Dai Co Viet,
established his capital in Hoa Lu, reorganized the army and administration, and
appointed renowned Buddhist monks and advisers. The murder of Dinh Bo Linh in
979 brought a six-year-old child to the throne. Meanwhile the Sung dynasty had
taken power in China where order was restored. A Sung expeditionary corps was
sent to reconquer Vietnam, which was also being attacked from the South by the
Cham.