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Trần Thánh Tông

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1240–1290 Also known as Trần Quang Bỉnh

Trần Thánh Tông (1240–1290), second emperor of Vietnam's Trần dynasty, reigned 1258–1278;…

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  1. 1258–1270Thăng Long · Red River DeltaIn 1258 Trần Thái Tông abdicated and Trần Thánh Tông took the throne, with era names Thiệu Long, Bảo Phù, Thiên Phù Thụy Khánh and others. In the early reign Trần Thái Tông participated in government as grand emperor. Thánh Tông rectified administration, strengthened Trần-clan generals' control of the army, and continued campaigning against Champa, keeping the Trần stable in an era when Southeast Asian and Mongol powers expanded in parallel.
  2. 1278Thăng Long · Red River DeltaIn 1278 he abdicated to the crown prince Trần Kính (Trần Nhân Tông) and took the title grand emperor. Soon after Trần Nhân Tông's accession the Yuan sent envoys demanding submission, and the Trần entered a phase of preparing resistance to the Yuan; Thánh Tông continued to assist in governance as grand emperor.

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