Lý Thường Kiệt

Lý Thường Kiệt (Chinese: 李常傑; 1019–1105) was a Vietnamese general and admiral during the Lý Dynasty in Vietnam. He penned what is considered the first Vietnamese declaration of independence and is regarded as a Vietnamese national hero. Quotes The Southern emperor rules the Southern land.Our destiny is writ in Heaven's Book.How dare ye bandits trespass on our soil?Ye shall meet your undoing at our hands! "The Southern emperor rules the Southern land", in An Anthology of Vietnamese Poems, trans. Huỳnh Sanh Thông (Yale University Press, 1996), 978-0300064100 External links Category:1105 deaths Category:Poets from Vietnam