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Champa and the Trần Lam Rebellion

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1391–1400

In the 1390s, Cham king Che Bong Nga (known in Vietnamese sources as Trần Lam) repeatedly raided Trần dynasty Vietnam with Cham forces, plundering Th…

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  1. 1391–1390Thăng Long · VietnamCham king Che Bong Nga (Trần Lam) led armies north on multiple invasions from 1367 onward, at one point breaching Thăng Long and burning the palaces; Trần dynasty Vietnam was long exhausted in responding, and the northern frontier faced enormous pressure.
  2. 1390Thần Phù Sandbar · Thanh Hóa ProvinceIn 1390 Che Bong Nga again led an invasion north, and was shot and killed by Trần dynasty general Trịnh Định with a poisoned arrow at the Thần Phù Sandbar; the Cham army routed, and the Trần Lam Rebellion ended here.
  3. 1391–1400Vijaya · VietnamAfter Che Bong Nga's death, Champa fell into succession struggles and internal strife, its national strength greatly weakened; the Trần dynasty pressed southward, and Champa gradually became a Vietnamese vassal, changing the political landscape of the Southeast Asian peninsula.

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