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Hồ Quý Ly

Type Figure Region East Asia Time 1336–1407 Also known as King Thuận Thiên

Hồ Quý Ly was the powerful minister at the end of Vietnam's Later Trần dynasty;…

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  1. 1336–1399Thăng Long · HanoiOf the Hồ clan, he gradually seized control of the Later Trần government through marriage and office, becoming the actual chief decision-maker in the 1390s and laying the groundwork for dynastic change.
  2. 1400–1401Thăng Long · HanoiIn 1400 he deposed the last Trần emperor, changed the state name to Hồ, and implemented new policies; in 1401 he abdicated to his son Hồ Hán Thương while still controlling the government as retired emperor.
  3. 1402–1407Thăng Long · HanoiFrom 1406 he was attacked by a large Ming army; in 1407 Thăng Long fell, Hồ Quý Ly and Hồ Hán Thương were captured, and the Hồ dynasty perished; Hồ Quý Ly later died in Ming exile.

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