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Trần Thái Tông, Trần Cảnh

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1194–1258 Also known as Trần Cảnh、Trần Thái Tông、陈煚、陈太宗

Trần Cảnh (1194–1258), founding ruler of Vietnam's Trần dynasty, temple name Thái Tông;…

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  1. 1194–1210Thăng Long (capital of the Lý dynasty) · Red River DeltaBorn into the Trần family in the late Lý dynasty, with grandfather Trần Thủ Độ a powerful minister. He grew up in Thăng Long in his youth, received a Confucian education, and was gradually drawn into the court power struggles of the late Lý dynasty, laying the family foundation for his future accession by abdication.
  2. 1211–1225Thăng Long · VietnamMarried a daughter of Lý Huệ Tông, Empress Chiêu Thánh, and was made crown prince. With the last Lý ruler Lý Chiêu Hoàng still a child, he effectively controlled court politics, and the Trần clan's power reached its peak, paving the way for the abdication of 1225.
  3. 1225–1258Thăng Long · Trần dynastyIn 1225 he acceded to the throne by abdication from Lý Chiêu Hoàng, changed the era name to Kiến Trung, and founded the Trần dynasty. Over more than thirty years on the throne he reformed the administration, enfeoffed meritorious officials, promoted Confucian education, and met pressure from Champa in the south and the Mongols in the north, establishing the Trần dynasty's military-political system.

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