High Middle Ages · Southeast Asia · Politics

1230

Tran dynasty reforms Vietnamese administration

1230

The new Tran rulers of Dai Viet reorganized the government, created a system of hereditary military fiefs, and established a national examination system modeled on Song China. They reinforced the Red River dike network and trained a standing army of peasant conscripts. These reforms would give Vietnam the administrative and military backbone to survive three Mongol invasions in the coming decades.