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Trần Thái Tông

Type Figure Region Vietnam Time 1218–1258 Also known as Trần Thành、Trần Nhật Kiệt

Trần Thái Tông (1218–1258), born Trần Kiệt (also written Trần Nhật Kiệt), founder of Vietnam's Trần dynasty;…

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  1. 1218–1224Thăng Long · Red River DeltaTrần Thái Tông was born in Thăng Long and was a nephew of Trần Thủ Độ; he gradually rose to prominence amid inner-court power struggles in the late Lý dynasty, becoming the core force in replacing the Lý.
  2. 1225–1226Thăng Long · VietnamIn 1225 Lý Chiêu Hoàng abdicated; in 1226 Trần Thái Tông (Trần Kiệt) formally ascended the throne, changing the era name to Kiến Trung, marking the Trần dynasty's replacement of the Lý as Vietnam's new dynasty.
  3. 1227–1258Thăng Long · VietnamDuring his reign Trần Thái Tông rectified court administration, strengthened local control, and began addressing the military pressure from Mongol expansion in the north, laying the foundation for the Trần dynasty's long survival.

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