Lê Hoàn set up a palace guard, the Thân quân, whose soldiers had 'Thiên Tử Quân' tattooed on their foreheads; in 988 he organised the army into five corps with officers in two ranks.
Political
Lê Hoàn creates the Thiên Tử Quân guard
- 986 CE
- Southeast Asia
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