Trần–Hồ Transition in Vietnam

Timeline

1. 1390–1397Thăng Long · VietnamAs a royal in-law and powerful minister, Hồ Quý Lỵ gradually seized control of court affairs, deposing and installing monarchs and executing Trần clan members and opponents, leaving the Trần imperial authority a mere shell.
2. 1398Thăng Long · VietnamIn 1398, Hồ Quý Lỵ forced Trần Thuận Tông to abdicate in favor of the child emperor Trần Thiếu Đế, while he himself ruled as regent under the title of retired emperor; the Trần dynasty nominally survived but real power had passed entirely to the Hồ clan.
3. 1400Thăng Long · VietnamIn 1400, Hồ Quý Lỵ deposed Trần Thiếu Đế, proclaimed himself emperor, changed the dynastic name to Đại Ngu, established the Hồ dynasty, and implemented land and educational reforms, formally ending nearly three centuries of Trần rule.