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Le Thai Tong

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1423–1442 Also known as Le Nguyen Long

Le Thai Tong (1423–1442) was the second emperor of Vietnam's Later Le dynasty, son of Le Loi, who reigned from 1433 under era names Thieu Binh and Da…

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  1. 1423–1433Lam Son · Thanh HoaSecond son of Le Loi, named Le Nguyen Long. His mother Pham Thi Ngoc Tran died early. In 1433, when Le Loi was gravely ill, he summoned his close ministers and designated the ten-year-old Le Nguyen Long as heir. He was not born in 1417, and there are no reliable aliases such as 'Le Nhu Quy,' 'Le Yao,' or 'Le Ky.'
  2. 1433–1442Thang Long (Hanoi) · HanoiSucceeded after Le Loi's death in 1433, with era names Thieu Binh (1434–1439) and Dai Bao (1440–1442). Initially Le Cha served as regent; after taking personal rule in 1438, he executed Le Cha. In 1440–1441 he personally campaigned three times against tribes in Tuyen Quang, Gia Hung, and other places, and was praised by later historians as a 'heroic ruler.'
  3. 1442Le Chi Vien (Lệ Chi Viên) · Bac NinhWhile on an eastern tour in 1442, staying at Nguyen Trai's Le Chi Vien, he suddenly fell gravely ill and died. The court promptly executed Nguyen Trai's entire clan on the charge of regicide; in 1464 Le Thanh Tong rehabilitated his name. Thai Tong was not deposed, and his young son Le Bang Co (Le Nhan Tong) succeeded him.

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