Lê Long Đĩnh

Lê Long Đĩnh
黎龍鋌
Emperor of Đại Cồ Việt
A statue of Lê Long Đĩnh in Hoa Lư
Emperor of Đại Cồ Việt
Reign10051009
PredecessorLê Long Việt
SuccessorLý Thái Tổ of Later Lý Dynasty
Monarch of Early Lê dynasty
Reign10051009
PredecessorLê Long Việt
Successordynasty abolished
Born15 November 986
Hoa Lư, Đại Cồ Việt
Died19 November 1009 (aged 23)
Hoa Lư, Đại Cồ Việt
Names
Lê Long Đĩnh (黎龍鋌)
Era dates
Ứng Thiên (應天)
Cảnh Thụy (景瑞)
Regnal name
Khai Thiên Ứng Vận Thánh Văn Thần Vũ Tắc Thiên Sùng Đạo Đại Thắng Minh Quang Hiếu Hoàng Đế (開天應運聖文神武則天崇道大勝明光孝皇帝)
Posthumous name
Ngọa Triều Hoàng Đế (臥朝皇帝) called by Lý Công Uẩn
House
FatherLê Đại Hành
MotherDiệu Nữ
ReligionBuddhism

Lê Long Đĩnh ([le lawŋm ɗǐŋ̟ˀ]; , 15 November 986  19 November 1009), also known as Lê Ngọa Triều (黎臥朝), was the last emperor of the Early Lê dynasty of the kingdom of Đại Cồ Việt, ruling from 1005 to 1009. After killing his predecessor and brother Lê Long Việt, he took the throne and named his era Cảnh Thụy. His death at the age of 23 led to the fall of the Early Lê dynasty, and power was seized by the Lý dynasty. In some history books, he is portrayed as a self-indulgent and cruel emperor. However, a lot of temples were created where people still worship him, and recently, some historians have proved that some rumours about his ruling style were exaggerated, and possibly fabrications.