Lê Lợi
| Lê Thái Tổ 黎太祖 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Great King of Đại Việt | |||||||||||||||||
Lê Lợi statue in front of the Municipal Hall of Thanh Hóa Province, the place of his birth | |||||||||||||||||
| King of Lê dynasty King of Đại Việt | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 29 April 1428 – 5 October 1433 (5 years, 159 days) | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Dynasty established | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Lê Thái Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1385 Lam Sơn , Thanh Hóa province | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 October 1433 (aged 48) Đông Kinh, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Vĩnh Tomb, Lam Sơn | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouses | Trịnh Thị Ngọc Lữ Phạm Thị Ngọc Trần | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Lê Tư Tề Lê Thái Tông | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | Lê dynasty | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Lê Khoáng | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Trịnh Thị Ngọc Thương | ||||||||||||||||
Lê Lợi (Vietnamese: [le lə̂ːjˀ], chữ Hán: 黎利; 10 September 1385 – 5 October 1433), also known by his temple name as Lê Thái Tổ (黎太祖) and by his pre-imperial title Bình Định vương (平定王; "Prince of Pacification"), was a Vietnamese rebel leader who founded the Later Lê dynasty and became the first king of the restored kingdom of Đại Việt after the country was conquered by the Ming dynasty. In 1418, Lê Lợi and his followers rose up against Ming rule. He was known for his effective guerrilla tactics, including constantly moving his camps and using small bands of irregulars to ambush the larger Ming forces. Nine years later, his resistance movement successfully drove the Ming armies out of Vietnam and restored Vietnamese independence. Lê Lợi is among the most famous figures of Vietnamese history and one of its greatest heroes.