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Lê Chiêu Tông

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1506–1526 Also known as Lê Y、Emperor Quang Thiếu

Lê Chiêu Tông (1506–1526), personal name Lê Y, was a Later Lê dynasty emperor with era name Quang Thiếu and temple name Chiêu Tông (not to be confuse…

Timeline

  1. 1506–1515Thăng Long · Red River DeltaEldest son of Prince of Cẩm Giang Lê Tùng and nephew of Emperor Tương Dực, he grew up in Đông Kinh. By the early 16th century the court was already shaken by powerful ministers and mutinies, and imperial power had weakened.
  2. 1516–1522Thăng Long · VietnamAfter Emperor Tương Dực was assassinated in 1516, he was enthroned by figures including Trịnh Duy Sản, and changed the era name to Quang Thiếu. He reigned about six years, attempting to restrain military commanders such as Mạc Đăng Dung, but failed to stabilize the political situation.
  3. 1522–1526Thăng Long · VietnamAfter Chiêu Tông fled in 1522, Mạc Đăng Dung and others enthroned his brother Lê Xuân as Emperor Cung in Thăng Long. Chiêu Tông plotted to restore himself in the Thanh Hóa area but was captured and killed by the Mạc in 1526. In 1527 Mạc Đăng Dung usurped the throne and founded the Mạc dynasty.

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