Lê Văn Hưu

Lê Văn Hưu
Statue of Le Van Huu
Born1230
Phủ Lý, Hà Nam, Annam
Died1322
Thanglong, Annam
OccupationRoyal historian
LanguageVietnamese, chữ Hán
PeriodTrần dynasty
GenreHistoriography
Notable worksĐại Việt sử ký

Lê Văn Hưu (1230–1322) was a historian of the Trần dynasty. He is best known for his work the Đại Việt sử ký, the first comprehensive historical record of the history of Vietnam. Although the book was lost during the Fourth Chinese domination in Vietnam, its contents, including Lê Văn Hưu's comments on various events in the history of Vietnam, were used by other Vietnamese historians as a base for their works, notably the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư by Ngô Sĩ Liên.