Lê Thánh Tông
In 1471, Lê Thánh Tông [[Cham–Vietnamese War (1471)|conquered]] Champa and captured the Cham capital [[Vijaya (Champa)|Vijaya]], ending independent Cham rule in the south. The [[Kingdom of Champa]] was reduced to a small enclave near [[Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm|Panduranga]] (modern day Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm) and [[Kauthara]] (now Nha Trang) with many Chams fleeing to [[Cambodia]]. Lê Thánh Tông created a new province out of former Cham land and allowed ethnic Vietnamese settlers to settle it. The conquest of the Cham kingdoms started a rapid period of expansion by the Vietnamese southwards into this newly conquered land. The government used a system of land settlement called "đồn điền" ([[wikt:屯|屯]][[wikt:田|田]]).