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Trần Anh Tông

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1276–1320 Also known as Trần Anh Tông、Trần Thuyên、陈烇

Trần Anh Tông (1276–1320), fourth emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigned 1293–1314, abdicating to his son Trần Minh Tông and retiring as emperor emerit…

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  1. 1293–1310Thăng Long (Hanoi) · Red River DeltaIn 1293 Trần Nhân Tông abdicated to him; Trần Anh Tông ruled under the era name Hưng Long, reforming the administration with the guidance of Trần Nhân Tông as emperor emeritus. In the 1300s he won military victories against Champa and Lan Xang, consolidating the southern and western frontiers and bringing Đại Việt into a long period of peace and prosperity after the resistance against the Mongols.
  2. 1314–1320Thiên Chương (Nam Định) · Nam ĐịnhIn 1314 Trần Anh Tông abdicated to the crown prince Trần Tien (Trần Minh Tông), retiring to Thiên Chương as emperor emeritus while still participating in major military and state affairs. He died at Thăng Long in 1320, and the Trần dynasty entered a period of independent rule under Minh Tông, continuing to press Champa in the 1320s while maintaining tributary relations with the Yuan dynasty.

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