Than Dao Inscriptions And The Than Dao Insription On Hoang Dinh Ai In Xvi Century In Vietnam

Sino Than dao inscriptions were original from China, usually on stelae built in front of imperial, royal, or high-ranking official tombs. The inscriptions were often created by scholars, with standard script, literary style and plentiful historical information. The paper reviews some prominent characters of Vietnamese Than dao inscriptions in Le (Li) Dynastic time in XV-XVI centuries, as well as specifically introduces the Than dao inscription written on Hoang Dinh Ai, a Le Dynastic meritorious official which was concerned to historic events related to the conflict between Le Dynasty and Mac Dynasty in XVI century in Vietnam.