The Ly line (; chữ Hán: æ¯é¢; chi can also be translated to as branch) was the sixth dynasty of Hùng kings of the Há»Âng Bàng period of VÃÂn Lang (now Viet Nam). Starting 1712 B.C., the line refers to the rule of Pháp Hải Lang and his successors, when the seat of government was centered at Phú Thá»Â.
Pháp Hải Lang was born approximately 1740 B.C., and took the regnal name of Hùng Huy Vðáng upon becoming Hùng king. The series of all Hùng kings following Pháp Hải Lang took that same regnal name of Hùng Huy Vðáng to rule over VÃÂn Lang until approximately 1632 B.C.
This dynasty, as well as the next dynasty (Khôn line), sought to protect and consolidate VÃÂn Lang's northern borders.
A new dawn of Vietnamese civilization during the Bronze Age in the Red River delta emerged approximately 1700 B.C. with the appearance of the new elaborate set of burial customs. During early time, a deceased person was usually buried with many pieces of pottery, axes, chisels and utensils such as vases and bowls.
During this period, the process of making silk is said to have become known to the Vietnamese. According to legend, the princess Thiá»Âu Hoa promoted the rise of silk textile industry.
This period is also best known as the time the XÃÂch Tỵ made their appearance in northern VÃÂn Lang. The outlines of the traditional account of the "invasion" by the XÃÂch Tỵ is preserved in the Giá» pagoda in ÃÂông Anh District. The army, under the commanding generals Và © Dá»±c and Và © Minh, became the salvation of VÃÂn Lang and would eventually lead the war of liberation that drove the XÃÂch Tỵ back into East Asia. Và © Dá»±c and Và © Minh completed the conquest and expulsion of the XÃÂch Tỵ from the northern border, restoring stability.
Some other notable military campaigns were under the leadership of Hùng Sán, Và © Há»Âng and Và © Thá» Lê Hoa.
The last Hùng king of this line gave his throne to Prince Lang Liêu because of Lang Liêu's best cook for his offerings to the king of bánh chðng and bánh giầy. Lang Liêu founded the 7th dynasty.