1. Full name: Nguyen Nhat Linh                                                  2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: May, 20th, 1985                                                 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admision decision number: 3216/2014/QĐ ĐHKHXH&NV-SĐH, Dated: December, 31th,  2014 by the President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Ming invasion of Dai Viet in context of Early 15th century East Asia

8. Major: History (Scientific branch of the thesis: World History) 

9. Code: 62 22 03 11

10. Supervisors: Prof. Vu Duong Ninh

11. Summary of the new finding of the thesis:

The thesis is a systematic research on the connection between East Asia context and the Ming invasion of Dai Viet; the thesis explains the reason why Dai Viet was the objective of the invasion.         The thesis is contribution to the understanding of Chinese diplomacy, Ming ambition of Dai Viet, the thesis explains the essence of the invasion. The thesis assesses the influence and impact of the Ming invasion of Dai Viet in history of East Asia from the early 15th century and reactions of some nations in the area.          

The thesis made conclusion of the important position of Dai Viet in the economy and polity of East Asia, according to what, Ming policy of expansion led to the invasion of Dai Viet. The Ming claims the conflicts between forces in Dai Viet and conflicts between Dai Viet and some neighbors as an excuse of the invasion. The Ming managed to expanded territory by using the army, plundered from Dai Viet and tried to destroy Dai Viet culture. Those made changes in East Asia polity and culture. Some nations reacted and prepared themselves to defend against the Ming. Though there were extreme damages in Dai Viet economy, society and culture, the resistance of Dai Vie led to the reestablishment of their independence in 1428.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

13. Further research direction, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2007), “Mulim traders and the commercial relationship between Southeast Asia and West Asia in 15th-17th century”, Southeast Asian Studies (6), pp. 63-68.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2013), 朝鮮의 明越戰爭 (1406-1407) 인식 - 事大政策의 확립과 관련하여, 文學碩士學位請求論文, 韓國學科 (比較史學專攻), 仁荷大學校 大學院, 2013 (Joseon’s Understanding of the Ming – Viet war (1406-1407, As the background for the Sadae policy, Master degree thesis, Inha University, Korea.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2014), “Joseon Understanding of the Ming’s invasion of Dai Viet (1406-1407)”, International Conference on: Vietnam in the World history, Hanoi.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2014),  Ming – Viet war (1406-1407) the impacts on early 15th century East Asia, Science Research Project, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, Code: CS.2014.03.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2015), “Dai Viet envoys in Nanjing (1403-1406) and the origin ò Ming –Viet war (1406-1407), International Conference on: Urban Development in Vietnamese History: An interdissiplinary perspective, Hà Nội).

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2015), “Joseon’s understanding of Ming – Viet relation(from 1403 to 1407)”,  in: Some special subjects on World History, volune III, Vietnam National University publisher, Hanoi,  pp.. 384-407.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2016), “Ming – Dai Ngu relation in the context of early 15th century East Asia”, in: The 5th International Conference on Vietnam Studies, Hanoi.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2017), “Vietnam – China relation the the context of Early 15th century East Asia”, in: Vietnam in a Changing World, Vietnam National University publisher, Hanoi, pp. 119-148.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2017), “In comparison: Joseon and Dai Viet Diplomatic relation with China in the Early of 15th Century”, Historical Studies (12), pp. 23-31.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2017), “Dai Viet in the foreign policy of the Ming dynasty against Southeast Asia from the end of XIV century to the early of XV century”, Southeast Asian Studies (12), pp. 37-45.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2018), “Foreign Policy of the Ming Dynasty and Changes in Its Relations with East Asian Countries in the late of 14th Century and Early of 15th Century”, Vietnam review of Northeast Asian Studies (1) pp. 68-77.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2018), “Chosŏn’s understanding of Ming-Đại Việt relation”, The Newsletter, International Institute for Asian Studies, No. 79, Spring 2018, p. 31 (Original paper: Nguyen Nhat Linh (2017), “Joseon's understanding of Ming – Dai Ngu relation in the early of 15th century”, International Conference on: Vietnam and Korea as "Longue Durée" Subject of Comparison: From the Pre-modern to the Early Modern Period, Hanoi).

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2018), “Ming – Dai Viet relation in late of 14th and early of 15th century”, International Conference on: China-Vietnam relation Studies: Past, Present and Future (中越关系研究： 历史、现状与未来), Guangzhou, China, pp. 235-254.

- Nguyen Nhat Linh (2008), “Sadae Policy – A Reflection of Joseon’s Understanding of Ming–Dai Viet Relation in the Early 15th Century”, VNU Journal of Science: Policy and Management Studies (2), pp. 57-63.