1. Full name: Pham Hoang Manh Ha                                   2. Sex: Male

3.   Date of birth: 6/1/1982                                                  4. Place of  birth: Thanh Hóa, Vietnam

5. Admission decision number: 2416/2015/QĐ-XHNV; Dated  13th October 2015 of Headmaster of University of Social Sciences & Humanities - Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in academic process: Change instructors

1st: Assoc.Prof.Dr Ta Ngoc Lien replaces Prof.Dr. Nguyen Quang Ngọc

2st: Prof.Dr. Dinh Khac Thuan replaces Assoc.Prof.Dr Ta Ngoc Lien

7. Official thesis title: The Official Title System of the Later Le dynasty

8. Major: Vietnamese History                                         9. Code: 62 22 03 13

10. Supervisor: Prof.Dr. Dinh Khac Thuan

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis determines the official title system of the Later Le dynasty through two periods: 1) Under the rule of Le Thai To, there were three ranks of titles for members of the royal family (Quan Cong, Quan Vuong, Quoc Vuong), and two ranks of titles for the meritorious officials (Hau tuoc, Tri tu); 2) During the reign of Le Thanh Tong, there were seven ranks of titles for members of the royal family (Than vuong, Than tu vuong, Cong, Hau, Ba, Tu and Nam titles), and four ranks of titles for the meritorious officials (Quoc cong, Quan cong, Hau and Ba titles).

- The thesis clarifies on the benefits enjoyed by title holders. It is noteworthy that there are privileges reserved for royalty and title holders that could not obtained by incumbent mandarins.

- The thesis specifies the characteristics and properties of the official title system of the Later Le dynasty in all aspect, such as the separation between "fame" and "position", the element of virtual land, the monarchical centralism, lineage connections and so on.

- The thesis analyzes the effects of the official title system on the Later Le dynasty in two points of view: social organization and governmental organization.

- The thesis brings forward the positives and limitations of granting official titles.

12. Practical applicability:

Currently, the problem of appreciating talents, planning and appointing officials and dealing with credited people has become a major issue. This issue has also been the subject of much discussion in the National Assembly. In this context, the official title system of the Later Le dynasty, with its characteristics, in particular the “duality” of titles, would provide more or less lessons for the personnel policy of the government.

13. Further research directions: The Official Title System of monarchy in Vietnam.

14. Thesis related publications:

- Pham Hoang Manh Ha (2019), Regulation on conferring the title of Vương of monarchy in Vietnam, Vietnam Social Sciences Review (2), pp. 51-57.

- Pham Hoang Manh Ha (2019), “Institutions of the conferment under the Later Lê dynasty and the role of the Ministry of Personnel”, Social Sciences (5), pp. 111-119.

- Pham Hoang Manh Ha (2020), “Studying the “Feudality/ féodalité” relationship in Vietnam in the Middle Age by reviewing the issue of the “feudal State” of China”, Social Sciences (5), pp. 153-161.

- Pham Hoang Manh Ha (2020), “The title "Tri tu" and its role in the official title system under Le Thai To reign”, VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (6), pp. 395-403.