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.