Drawing of Lí Thường Kiệt based on historical records and artifacts of Lí Trần dynasti

Drawing of Lí Thường Kiệt based on historical records and artifacts of Lí Trần dynasties armory.Lí Thường Kiệt (李常傑; 1019–1105) was a Vietnamese general and admiral during the Lí Dynasty in Vietnam. He served as an official through the three dynasties of Lí Thái Tông, Lí Thánh Tông, and Lí Nhân Tông, and achieved many great achievements, making him one of the two greatest generals in Lí Dynasty, next to Lê Phụng Hiểu. He was a leading general for Vietnam during the Lí–Song wars.In Vietnamese history, he stood out for his conquest of Champa (1069), raiding the three provinces Qin, Yong, and Lian of Song (1075–1076), and then defeated the Vietnamese invasion of the Song army led by Gou Kui and Zhao Xie.In 2013, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism lists him as one of the 14 most typical Vietnamese national heroes in Vietnamese history.Source: Ấm Chè -- source link

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