Soon after taking the throne Lý Thái Tổ sent Lương Nhậm Văn and Lê Tái Nghiêm to the Song; Emperor Zhenzong named him Prince of Jiaozhi and military governor of Jinghai, and in 1016 Prince Nam Bình.
Treaty
Lý embassy to the Song and investiture of Lý Thái Tổ
- 1010
- East Asia
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