In October 979, a eunuch named Đỗ Thích killed both Đinh Bộ Lĩnh and Đinh Liễn while they slept. The general Lê Hoàn took power as regent in the name of the five-year old Đinh Toàn, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's youngest son. Rebellions soon swept the countryside.
In October 979, a eunuch named Đỗ Thích assassinated both Đinh Bộ Lĩnh and Đinh Liễn while they slept. The general Lê Hoàn took control as regent in the name of the five-year-old Đinh Toàn, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh's youngest son. Rebellions soon spread throughout the countryside.