Lưu Kế Tông or Lưu Kỳ Tông (?–989) ( chữ Hán: 劉繼宗; Chinese: Liu Ji-zong), was the king of Champa from 986 to 989. After the Vietnamese invasion in 982 led by

Lê Hoàn Lê Hoàn (10 August 941 – 18 March 1005), posthumously title Lê Đại Hành, was a Vietnamese emperor and the third ruler of Dai Viet kingdom, ruling from 981 to 1005. He first served as the generalissimo commanding a ten-thousand man arm ...

that devastated the northern region of Champa, the new Cham king Indravarman IV took refuge in the southern part of the country. Taking advantage of the unrest, Lưu Kế Tông, a

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military officer from Quảng Bình (located in the northern-tip of Champa), had seized power in Indrapura. In 983 he successfully resisted Lê Hoàn's attempt to depose him. In 986, Indravarman IV died and Lưu Kế Tông proclaimed himself King of Champa. He immediately sent a embassy led by a Muslim named Lý Triêu Tiên to

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to seek Chinese recognition.'' History of Song'', vol. 489 Following the usurpation of Lưu Kế Tông, many

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s and Muslims fled to Song China, especially

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and

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to seek refuge. In the same year, some hundreds people from Champa led by Pu Bo E (Abu Nurs) arrived Hainan. In the next two years, nearly 500 refugees from Champa arrived in Canton headed by Li Ning Bian and Hu Xuan (Hussain), and "demanded the protection of China". In 988 the Chams united around a claimant of their own, whom they enthroned at Indrapura. Lưu Kế Tông died in the following year, and the new Cham king was crowned as

Harivarman II Harivarman II ( Chinese: 楊陀排; pinyin: ''Yángtuópái''), was king of Champa from 988 to 997. Between 983 and 988, the throne of the leading power of mandala Champa, the Principality of Indrapura, had been interrupted by Lưu Kế Tông ( ...

, who founded the Seventh dynasty of Champa. The Chams soon renewed their raid against the kingdom of

Đại Việt Đại Việt (, ; literally Great Việt), often known as Annam ( vi, An Nam, Chữ Hán: 安南), was a monarchy in eastern Mainland Southeast Asia from the 10th century AD to the early 19th century, centered around the region of present-day H ...

in 995 and 997.

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