Hong Duc code

The Hong Duc code was a legal code promulgated during the Later Le dynasty in Vietnam, established by Emperor Le Thanh Tong in 1471. This code was a significant administrative achievement, showing both Chinese influence and distinctly Vietnamese elements. It was part of a broader system that included dividing Vietnam into 13 provinces and establishing triennial Confucian civil service examinations. The Later Le dynasty, founded by Le Loi after he liberated Vietnam from Chinese occupation in 1428, was the longest-lasting dynasty in traditional Vietnam. Le Loi is honored as a medieval Vietnamese hero for his military strategy and for establishing land reforms to benefit the peasant class.12