The Mạc dynasty, officially Đại Việt, was a Vietnamese dynasty which ruled over a unified Vietnam between 1527 and 1540, and northern Vietnam from 1540 until 1593. The Mạc dynasty lost control over th
Mạc dynasty dragon head, stone
Statue of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, crimson and gilded wood (16th century)
The Revival Lê dynasty, also called the Later Lê Restoration in historiography, officially Đại Việt, was a Vietnamese dynasty that existed between 1533 and 1789. The Primal Lê dynasty and the Revival
Mạc dynasty
…and his subordinate and son-in-law Trịnh Kiểm (the first of the Trịnh lords who later ruled Đàng Ngoài). They installed Lê Trang Tông as Emperor of the Revival Lê dynasty and built their base in Thanh Hóa and Nghệ An provinces to resist against Mạc Đăng Dung. Both sides tried to pull in allies, mainly the Ming dynasty…
Đoan Môn, the main gate to the palatial complex of the Revival Lê emperors
Portrait of Nguyễn Quý Đức (1648–1720) wearing áo giao lĩnh.
Woodcut paintings "Thánh Cung vạn tuế" ("Long live his Imperial Majesty") from the 18th-century Nghệ An.
Statue of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, crimson and gilded wood, Revival Lê dynasty, autumn of Bính Thân year (1656), from Bút Tháp Temple in Bắc Ninh Province.