Vietnamese Retired Emperors - Trn Dynasty Retired Emperors, Trn Thnh Tng, Trn Ngh Tng, Trn NH[N Tng, Trn Minh Tng, Trn Anh Tng (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Trn Dynasty Retired Emperors, Trn Thnh Tng, Trn Ngh Tng, Trn Nh n Tng, Trn Minh Tng, Trn Anh Tng, Trn Thun Tng, Trn Tha, Trn Thi Tng. Excerpt: Trn Thnh Tng (Hn t:, 12401290), given name Trn Hong (), was the second emperor of the Trn Dynasty, reigning over i Vit from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trn Nh n Tng, Thnh Tng held the title Thi thng hong from 1279 to his death in 1290. During the second and the third Mongol invasions of i Vit, the Retired Emperor Thnh Tng and the Emperor Nh n Tng were credited as the supreme commanders who led the Trn Dynasty to the final victories and as a result established a long period of peace and prosperity over the country. With his successful ruling in both military and civil matters, Trn Thnh Tng was considered as one of the greatest emperors of not only the Trn Dynasty but also the whole dynastic era in the History of Vietnam. Thnh Tng was born on September 25 of Lunar calendar 1240 as Trn Hong, the second prince but the first natural son of the Emperor Trn Thi Tng and Empress Consort Thun Thin. He had a half-brother on the mother's side, Prince Tnh Quc (Vietnamese: Tnh Quc i vng) Trn Quc Khang, who was born after the forced marriage by Trn Th between the Emperor Nh n Tng and Princess Thun Thin. In fact, although being Thi Tng's first prince, Trn Quc Khang was son of his elder brother Prince Hoi Trn Liu, therefore officially he was not chosen by Thi Tng as the first in line of successor, a position which ultimately belonged to prince Trn Hong. Besides Prince Tnh Quc, Trn Hong had some other younger brothers including Prince Chiu Minh Trn Quang Khi, who was also given birth by Empress Thun Thin, Prince Chiu Quc Trn ch Tc or Prince Chiu ... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=9535094