The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability

This article reviews the history of China-Vietnam’s relations from the time of the independence of Vietnam in 939 until the reign of the Ly dynasty (1010 – 1225). It focuses on how China and Vietnam established a relationship based on the tributary system and how far these early ties had affected th...

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Main Author: Ku, Boon Dar
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description This article reviews the history of China-Vietnam’s relations from the time of the independence of Vietnam in 939 until the reign of the Ly dynasty (1010 – 1225). It focuses on how China and Vietnam established a relationship based on the tributary system and how far these early ties had affected the political continuity of the Chinese Song and the Vietnamese Dinh, Le and Ly dynasties. In addition, this is an attempt to analyse Vietnam’s view on China’s World Order in its relationship with China. It also illustrates that China’s “all under heaven” concept suggests a sense of unity in the Chinese world, derived from the moral conformity of its society; and how during the Song dynasty, China based itself on this moral conformity when it set out to develop a relationship with its neighbours, in this case, Vietnam
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spelling usm-467792020-07-22T04:18:16Z http://eprints.usm.my/46779/ The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability Ku, Boon Dar DS520-560.72 Southeast Asia This article reviews the history of China-Vietnam’s relations from the time of the independence of Vietnam in 939 until the reign of the Ly dynasty (1010 – 1225). It focuses on how China and Vietnam established a relationship based on the tributary system and how far these early ties had affected the political continuity of the Chinese Song and the Vietnamese Dinh, Le and Ly dynasties. In addition, this is an attempt to analyse Vietnam’s view on China’s World Order in its relationship with China. It also illustrates that China’s “all under heaven” concept suggests a sense of unity in the Chinese world, derived from the moral conformity of its society; and how during the Song dynasty, China based itself on this moral conformity when it set out to develop a relationship with its neighbours, in this case, Vietnam University of Malaya 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/46779/1/THE%20TRIBUTARY%20RELATIONS%20BETWEEN%20CHINA%E2%80%99S%20SONG%20DYNASTY%20AND%20VIETNAM%E2%80%99S%20DINH%2C%20LE%20AND%20LY%20DYNASTIES.pdf Ku, Boon Dar (2019) The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability. SEJARAH: Journal of the Department of History, 28 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1985-0611 https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/SEJARAH/article/view/14882
spellingShingle DS520-560.72 Southeast Asia
Ku, Boon Dar
The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability
title The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability
title_full The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability
title_fullStr The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability
title_full_unstemmed The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability
title_short The Tributary Relations between China’s Song Dynasty and Vietnam’s Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasties: Effects on Their Political Sustainability
title_sort tributary relations between china’s song dynasty and vietnam’s dinh, le and ly dynasties: effects on their political sustainability
topic DS520-560.72 Southeast Asia
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