Lý Thiên Bảo (

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: 李天寶,

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: Lǐ Tiānbǎo) (499–555) was the older brother of

Lý Nam Đế Lý Nam Đế ( chữ Hán: 李南帝, 503 – 13 April 548), personal name Lý Bí or Lý Bôn (李賁), was the founder of the Early Lý dynasty of Vietnam, ruling from 544 to 548. Overview Lý Bôn (李賁, sometimes read as Lý Bí) was a lo ...

, who tried unsuccessfully to resist the forces of China's Liang dynasty. The Early Lý dynasty, Lý family was of Hoa people, Chinese descent, the ancestors of his family were Chinese who fled Wang Mang's seizure of power during the interregnum between the Western and Eastern Han dynasty, Han dynasties. In 548 Lý Nam Đế had fallen ill while resisting the Liang dynasty forces led by Chen Baxian (founder of the Chen dynasty) in the Northwest Vietnam mountains. Lý Nam Đế decided to relinquish his imperial authority and transferred his power to his older brother Thiên Bảo and trusted lieutenant Triệu Việt Vương, Triệu Quang Phục as co-rulers in his place with the intention of continuing the struggle against the Han. In 555, Lý Thiên Bảo fell ill and died without leaving an heir, thus making Triệu Quang Phục as sole ruler.Anh Thư Hà, Hồng Đức Trần ''A Brief Chronology of Vietnam's History'' 2000 Page 22 "draw to a cave in Tam Nông (Phú Thọ), while his relatives Lý Thiên Bảo and Lý Phật Tử led a number of troops to Thanh Hóa. The King fell seriously ill. After handing the powers to Triệu Quang Phục for continuing the struggle, the King died ..." Triệu Quang Phục, better known as the emperor Triệu Việt Vương, was able to consolidate the armed forces under Lý Thiên Bảo and Lý Nam Đế against the Han invasion.

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499 births 555 deaths Early Lý Dynasty Kings Hoa people 6th-century monarchs in Asia category:5th-century Vietnamese people category:6th-century Vietnamese people {{Vietnam-royal-stub