Background and career
Lê Thánh Tông (黎聖宗; 25 August 1442 – 3 March 1497), personal name Lê Hạo, temple name Thánh Tông, courtesy name Tư Thành, was the emperor of Đại Việt from 1460 to 1497. The fifth and the longest-reigning emperor of the Lê dynasty, he is considered one of the greatest monarchs in Vietnamese history. He came to power through a coup d'état against his elder brother Lê Nghi Dân in 1460.
His reign is recognized for its extensive administrative, military, education, and fiscal reforms, the conquests of Cham states and expansion of Đại Việt territory in the south, and the replacement of the old aristocracy with a class of literati scholars. His reign was later praised as the Prospered reign of Hồng Đức (Hồng Đức Thịnh trị; 洪德盛治).

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