LY NHAN TONG (1066 - 1128)

His given name was Can Đuc. He was the first son of King Ly Thanh Tong and Queen Y Lan.

At the age of seven he became a king and ruled for the next 56 years (1072 – 1128). He was a brilliant, humanitarian, knowledgeable  king, he was also good at music, composition, and military. He succeeded in defeating enemies from the north and the south. He concerned about farm work, forbade the killing of cows and buffalos, so he was supported by all mandarins and people with all their heart.

In 1075 he held the Minh Kinh Bác Học exam, which was the first exam in Vietnam history.  In 1076 he ordered the building of Quoc Tu Giam (the first National University) setting up the foundation for development of Confucianism in Vietnam, making great contributions to the construction of national culture.