Lý Đạo Thành (
Chữ Hán
( , ) are the Chinese characters that were used to write Literary Chinese in Vietnam, Literary Chinese (; ) and Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary in Vietnamese language, Vietnamese. They were officially used in Vietnam after the Red River Delta region ...
: 李道成, ? – 1081),
courtesy name
A courtesy name ( zh, s=字, p=zì, l=character), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing their given name. This tradition is prevalent in the East Asian cultural sphere, particula ...
Bá Định (伯定), was a member of the royal family and the chancellor in the royal court of
Lý dynasty
The Lý dynasty (, , chữ Nôm: 茹李, chữ Hán: 朝李, Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''triều Lý''), officially Đại Cồ Việt (chữ Hán: 大瞿越) from 1009 to 1054 and Đại Việt (chữ Hán: 大越) from 1054 to 1225, was ...
. Highly appreciated for his ability and righteousness, Lý Đạo Thành had a major role in the stability and prosperity of
Annam during the early years of Lý Nhân Tông's reign when Lý Đạo Thành also acted as a regent for the young emperor. Today Lý Đạo Thành is still considered one of the great officials of the Lý dynasty and in the
history of Vietnam.
Biography
There was only a brief account about Lý Đạo Thành in the ''
Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư
The ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'' ( vi-hantu, 大越史記全書; ; ''Complete Annals of Đại Việt'') is the official national chronicle of the Đại Việt, that was originally compiled by the royal historian Ngô Sĩ Liên under ...
,'' but according to some folk stories, Lý Đạo Thành was born in 1053 to a noble family in Thái Cực,
Thọ Xương.
[ It was said that Lý Đạo Thành was a member of the Lý royal family][ and already held the position of chancellor (]Vietnamese
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* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
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: ''thái sư'') when the emperor Lý Thánh Tông died in 1072. Together with the Empress Mother Thượng Dương, the chancellor was appointed by Lý Thánh Tông to act the regency for his successor Lý Nhân Tông
Lý Nhân Tông (22 February 1066 – 15 January 1128), personal name Lý Càn Đức, temple name Nhân Tông was the fourth emperor of the Lý dynasty, ruling the empire of Đại Việt from 1072 until his death in 1128. Succeeding his fat ...
, who was only 7 at that time.[ According to the historian ]Ngô Sĩ Liên
Ngô Sĩ Liên (吳士連) was a Vietnamese historian of the Lê dynasty.
Biography
Ngô Sĩ Liên was the main compiler of the '' Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', a chronicle of the history of Vietnam and a historical record of an Annamese ...
, during the purge of Empress Mother Thượng Dương by the emperor and his natural mother Ỷ Lan in 1073, Lý Đạo Thành was transferred to the position of governor in the southern province Nghệ An likely because he advised against the act of Ỷ Lan and the emperor.[ One year later, the emperor decided to restore Lý Đạo Thành to his former post.][ In his '']Việt Nam sử lược
( vi-hantu, 越南史略, , lit. "Outline History of Vietnam"), was the first history text published in the Vietnamese language and the Vietnamese alphabet. It was compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Kim. It covered the period from ...
'', Trần Trọng Kim
Trần Trọng Kim (; chữ Hán: 陳仲金, Kanji pronunciation: ''Chin Jūkin''; ; 1883 – December 2, 1953; courtesy name Lệ Thần (, chữ Hán: 隸臣) was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the sho ...
remarked that Lý Đạo Thành was not only a competent official but also possessed a strong and righteous character, therefore he had an important contribution in the stability and prosperity of Đại Việt during the early years of Lý Nhân Tông's reign.[
According to the ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', Lý Đạo Thành deceased in the tenth month in 1081. His position of chancellor was succeeded by Lê Văn Thịnh, who was afterwards deprived of all titles and banished to a remote region after a controversial treason case in 1096.]
Legacy
Lý Đạo Thành is considered one of the most famous chancellors of the Lý dynasty;[ in the book '' Lịch triều hiến chương loại chí'', the historian Lê Tung praised Lý Đạo Thành as one of the two greatest regents of the Lý dynasty, together with ]Tô Hiến Thành
Tô Hiến Thành (chữ Hán: 蘇 憲 誠) (November 01, 1101-September 23, 1179) was an official in the royal court of Lý Anh Tông and Lý Cao Tông, the sixth and seventh emperors of the Lý dynasty. Being a capable official of Lý Anh T� ...
. Today his contribution is still highly appreciated; Lý Đạo Thành is worshipped as a tutelary deity
A tutelary (; also tutelar) is a deity or a Nature spirit, spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept ...
in several villages in Northern Vietnam,[ and a street in ]Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
is also named in his honour.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ly Dao Thanh
Lý dynasty officials
1081 deaths
Year of birth unknown
People from Bắc Ninh province
11th-century regents