Vietnam: Image of Emperor Dien Tien Hoang (Dinh Bo Linh), Dinh Tien Hoang Pagoda, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh Province. In 968 an outstanding military commander, Dinh Bo Linh (924-979), reunified the country after the collapse of the short-lived Ngo Dynasty (939-967). He renamed the country Dai Co Viet, and moved the capital from Co Loa near Hanoi south to Hoa Lu to be farther from the Chinese threat. He also took the title Emperor Tien Hoang De (r. 968-979), married five empresses simultaneously – the only Vietnamese king ever to do so – and built an elaborate palace and citadel.

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