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Trịnh Tráng

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time 1577–1657 Also known as Prince of Định Bắc

Trịnh Tráng (1577–1657) was a Trịnh lord of Vietnam's Later Lê dynasty, holding power from 1623 until his death in 1657;…

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  1. 1631–1635Quảng Nam · Quảng NamIn the 1630s Trịnh Tráng organized large-scale southern campaigns intending to destroy the power of the Nguyễn lords of Quảng Nam. In 1633 the Trịnh fleet was heavily damaged by Nguyễn firepower off the coast of Hội An, and the land offensive was also blocked by defensive lines and terrain, further solidifying the north–south standoff.
  2. 1636–1640Thăng Long · HanoiAfter the southern campaign stalled, Trịnh Tráng consolidated the military-political system in Tonkin, controlling the Later Lê court and tax revenues, and accumulating forces for another southern expedition. During this period the Trịnh clan established a relatively stable oligarchic rule in the north, locked in long-term confrontation with the Nguyễn lords of Quảng Nam.

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