Trùng Quang Đế
| Trùng Quang Đế 重光帝 | |
|---|---|
Later Trần Dynasty | |
| Father | Trần Ngạc, Prince Trang Định |
Trùng Quang Emperor (
real name Trần Quý Khoáng (陳季擴), was the second and last emperor of Later Trần dynasty. He was a son of prince Trần Ngạc. As the second son of Trần Nghệ Tông, Ngạc was appointed as Prime Minister with the title Trang Định vương (莊定王, "Prince Trang Định"), but was later killed by an order of Co-Prime Minister Hồ Quý Ly
in 1392.
Retired Emperor
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Trùng Quang came to Bình Than to fight against the Chinese army, but was defeated by general Zhang Fu and fled back to Nghệ An. He was captured in Hoá châu by Chinese army together with his generals around 1413, and was transferred to China. He drowned himself on the way to Yanjing (modern Beijing) in the next year.
References
- Trần Trọng Kim (2005). Việt Nam sử lược (in Vietnamese). Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House.