Cham-Vietnamese War of 982

The Cham-Vietnamese War of 982 was a short but devastating military expedition launched by the Vietnamese ruler Le Hoan of Dai Co Viet, as Vietnam was then called, against the kingdom of Champa to the south. Le Hoan used the Cham ruler Jaya Paramesvaravarman I's detention of Vietnamese envoys as the pretext for the campaign, and his forces stormed and sacked the Cham capital of Indrapura, killing Jaya Paramesvaravarman in the fighting and carrying off large quantities of gold, silver and other valuables along with captives before withdrawing north. The destruction of Indrapura was so severe that a Vietnamese officer left behind, Luu Ke Tong, was able to seize control of the ruined city and proclaim himself king of Champa by 986 rather than restoring the original Cham dynasty. The war marked the opening chapter of a centuries-long pattern of Vietnamese military pressure southward against Champa that eventually ended in Champa's complete conquest and annexation.