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Lê Hiến Tông

1461–1504 · 15th century · Also known as Le Hien Tong

Lê Hiến Tông was emperor of Vietnam of the Later Lê dynasty from 1497 to 1504. The son of Lê Thánh Tông, he preserved his father's Confucian institutions and examination system, and his reign is counted as the last of the dynasty's stable period before decades of misrule and revolt.

Lê Hiến Tông
Image: 阮朝國史館（Quốc sử quán triều Nguyễn） · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lê Hiến Tông. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/le-hien-tong
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