Late Middle Ages · Southeast Asia · War

1471

Vietnam Conquers Champa

1471

The Le dynasty emperor Le Thanh Tong crushed the Cham capital of Vijaya after weeks of siege, killing forty thousand defenders and deporting thirty thousand more. The millennial Indianized Cham kingdom was reduced to a rump state. Vietnamese settlers poured south, shaping modern Vietnam's long coastal spine. The destruction ended a civilization that had flourished for a thousand years, drawing on Indian traditions to produce remarkable temple architecture.

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Before and after in Southeast Asia

Before: 1466: Sultanate of Demak Founded in Java
After: August 24, 1511: Malacca Falls to the Portuguese

Before and after in War

Before: 1470: Inca Empire Reaches Ecuador
After: August 11, 1473: Battle of Otlukbeli

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.