Lê Thái Tông
Lê Thái Tông (黎太宗 22 December 1423 – 28 August 1442), birth name Lê Nguyên Long (黎元龍), was the second emperor of the Later Lê dynasty from 1433 until his early death nine years later. __TOC__ Biography Lê Thái Tông was the second son of Lê Lợi. Although his mother died when he was at a young age, he was considered as bright and capable as his father was. When Lê Lợi became sick in 1433, he summoned his closest advisors (Lê Sát, Trịnh Khả, Pham Van Sao, Nguyễn Trãi, Tran Nguyen Han, and Le Ngan) to name Lê Thái Tông as his heir to the throne. At the time Lê Thái Tông was only ten years old. Upon Lê Lợi's death, Lê Sát assumed the regency of Vietnam. Lê Sát ruled Vietnam more for himself than for the young emperor. He eliminated many of his rivals by various means and tried to further solidify his power base within the government. Lê Thái Tông became increasingly unhappy with his regent's actions and sought support from ri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Vietnamese Monarchs
This article lists the monarchs of Vietnam. Under the emperor at home, king abroad system used by later dynasties, Vietnamese monarchs would use the title of ''emperor'' (皇帝, Hoàng đế; or other equivalents) domestically, and the more common term ''king'' (王, vương), ''sovereign'' (𪼀, vua), or ''his Majesty'' (陛下, Bệ hạ). Overview Some Vietnamese monarchs declared themselves kings (''vương'') or emperors (''hoàng đế''). Imperial titles were used for both domestic and foreign affairs, except for diplomatic missions to China where Vietnamese monarchs were regarded as kingship or prince. Many of the Later Lê monarchs were figurehead rulers, with the real powers resting on feudal lords and princes who were technically their servants. Most Vietnamese monarchs are known through their posthumous names or temple name Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring mon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lê Tương Dực
Lê Tương Dực (Han: 黎襄翼; 16 July 1495 – 8 May 1516), birth name Lê Oanh (黎瀠), reigned from 1509 to 1516, was the ninth emperor of the later Lê dynasty of Đại Việt. The only primary account of his life and reign was the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, the official historical chronicle of Đại Việt during the Lê dynasty which was completed in 1697 under the direction of the Trịnh lords. The chronicle described Lê Tương Dực as initially being a good emperor who reorganized the court and ruled the nation wisely. However, later during his reign, he became overly greedy, corrupt and extravagant. He was a grandson of Lê Thánh Tông and the second son of Prince Lê Tân, a younger brother of Lê Hiến Tông. His mother was Trịnh Thị Tuyên, a daughter of general Trịnh Trọng Phong. In 1509, Hiến Tông's son, Emperor Lê Uy Mục arrested Lê Oanh during a program of purging imperial princes who were suspicious of disloyalty. Oanh fled to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nguyen Thanh Hien
Nguyễn Thanh Hiền or simply Hien (born 6 March 1994) is a Hungarian pop singer of Vietnamese descent who competed in the Hungarian Megasztár sixth season and was the fifth runner up. Biography Hien attended school between 2000 and 2006 at Sopron's at the ''Lackner Kristóf Elementary School,'' where besides traditional subjects she studied the violin, piano and singing lessons. Between 2006 and 2009, she was a student in the Sopron's Széchenyi István Secondary School. After her family moved to Budapest, she attended the Trefort Ágoston Secondary School. Music career Hien appeared during 2008 in the TV2 musical talent the show of Megasztár, where she advanced to 6th place. In the Megasztár finals she appeared in the following productions: * Top 15: ''If I Ain't Got You'' (Alicia Keys) * 1. Final: "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé Knowles song) * 2. Final: ''Umbrella'' (Rihanna) * 3. Final: ''A fák is siratják'' (Locomotiv GT) * 4. Final: ''Boldogság gyere haza'' ( Cserhá ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nguyễn Dynasty
The Nguyễn dynasty (chữ Nôm: 茹阮, vi, Nhà Nguyễn; chữ Hán: 阮朝, vi, Nguyễn triều) was the last Vietnamese dynasty, which ruled the unified Vietnamese state largely independently from 1802 to 1883. During its existence, the empire expanded into modern-day southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos through a continuation of the centuries-long Nam tiến and Siamese–Vietnamese wars. After 1883, the Nguyễn emperors ruled nominally as heads of state of the French protectorates of Annam and Tonkin until the final months of WWII; they later nominally ruled over the Empire of Vietnam until the August Revolution. The House of Nguyễn Phúc, Nguyễn Phúc family established feudal rule over large amounts of territory as the Nguyễn lords by the 16th century before defeating the Tây Sơn dynasty and establishing their own imperial rule in the 19th century. The dynastic rule began with Gia Long ascending the throne in 1802, after ending the previous Tây Sơn d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phan Huy Chú
Phan Huy Chú (1782–1840) was a Vietnamese mandarin administrator, scholar and historian. He was a son of the scholar and official Phan Huy Ích, who had been a noted official in the short-lived Tay Son regime. Chú was recruited to go on a mission to China in 1825, the 6th year of the reign of Minh Mệnh. In 1828 he was appointed deputy governor of Thừa Thiên Province, and then in 1829 governor of Quảng Nam Province. Thereafter he continued to serve the court as a diplomatic envoy, including on a fact-finding trip in 1833 that took him to Singapore and Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. Upon returning from the trip he submitted a report under the title "Summary Record of a Sea Journey." He is best known as author of ''Lich Trieu Hien Chuong Loai Chi'' (1819).John Kleinen, Philippe Papin, Huy Lê Phan ''Liber amicorum: mélanges offerts au professeur Phan Huy Lê'' 1999 Page 227 "Phan Huy Chu (1782-1840), the third-born son by the writer Phan Huy Ich, was born in Sai Son. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ngô Sĩ Liên
Ngô Sĩ Liên (吳士連) was a Vietnamese historian of the Lê dynasty. He was the principal compiler of the ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', a comprehensive chronicle of the history of Vietnam and the oldest official historical record of a Vietnamese dynasty that remains today. In ''Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư'', Ngô Sĩ Liên is appreciated not only for the precision of his records but also for the innovative method of compilation, he was the first Vietnamese writer who extracted information for historical book from collections of myths and legends such as ''Lĩnh Nam chích quái'' or ''Việt điện u linh tập''. Until now, Ngô Sĩ Liên is always considered one of the most important figures of the historiography of Vietnam. History The exact dates of Ngô Sĩ Liên's birth and date are unknown but it was said that he was born in the Đan Sĩ village, Hà Đông, Hanoi. In his youth, Ngô Sĩ Liên participated in the Lam Sơn uprising of Lê Lợi that led ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lê Quý Đôn
Lê Quý Đôn (; 1726–1784) was an 18th-century Vietnamese people, Vietnamese poet, encyclopedist, and government official. His pseudonym was Quế - Đường. He was a native of Duyen Ha village in present-day Thái Bình Province. He is considered one of the most outstanding and prolific Vietnamese savantist of the early modern period. Life Lê was born in the province of Thái Bình, and lived in the reign of Emperor Lê Hiển Tông. The period of his life was marked by a split between the Trịnh lords of the north and the Nguyễn lords, in the aftermath of an examination system scandal involving his son Lê Quý Kiêt (who was sent to prison for changing examination books), had been ordered south of the Linh Giang River to serve as an official ...As a member of the Trịnh lords' bureaucracy, Lê Quý Đôn was supposed to help restore civil government in a region of Viet Nam that had been separate from the Trịnh lords' control for over two centuries, and facilitate th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nguyễn Anh Vũ
Nguyễn Anh Vũ (born 1442), courtesy name Nguyễn Tạc Tổ, pen name Anh Vũ, was an officer under era of Emperor Lê Thánh Tông. He was a son of Scholar Nguyễn Trãi and Lady Phạm Thị Mẫn. In 1442, because of Mystery of Lệ Chi Viên, his family were totally exterminated, but his mother luckily escaped and gave birth to him as the name Phạm Anh Vũ. In 1464, Emperor Lê Thánh Tông officially pardoned Nguyễn Trãi and stating that he was wholly innocent in the death of Emperor Lê Thái Tông. Nguyễn Anh Vũ at that time successful passed Confucian court exam with title as ''hương cống''(鄉貢) and became an officer of Court. In some unofficial research, he has a sister named Ngọc Huyên (玉萱), or Nguyễn Thị Hằng, who later became Empress Trường Lạc hoàng hậu of Emperor Lê Thánh Tông Modern depiction He was portrayed by Huỳnh Đông in the 2012 Vietnamese movie ''Blood Letter''. See also * Lê Thánh Tông * Empress Trư ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bắc Ninh
Bắc Ninh () is a city in the northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a population of 501,199 in November 2017. In January 2006, the town (''thị xã'') of Bắc Ninh was upgraded to city (''thành phố''). History In March 1884, Bắc Ninh was the site of a decisive campaign in the wars between France and assorted Black Flag Army forces, and the town fell to the French. Thereafter under French protectorate, the town was confirmed as the center of all political, economic, cultural offices of colonial administration in the province. The land of the Bắc Ninh Citadel, within Yên, Niem and Do Villages, was occupied by French troops. At this time Bắc Ninh became known in Europe for its lacquer work and mother-of-pearl inlaid black-wood screens, cabinets, trays, and boxes. Bắc Ninh Railway Station opened after 1904. An ambush of Fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gia Bình, Bắc Ninh
Gia Bình is a township () and capital of Gia Bình District, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam. History The district was originally called Gia Định ( Hán: ) district, but since this caused it to be confused with Thành Gia Định, the name of Saigon at the time, Nguyễn dynasty officials changed the name to Gia Bình () district in 1820. Gia Binh is a fertile alluparts land on the Duong River, so thousands of ancient Vietnamese residents have come here to establish their careers and leave their mark on burial sites, landmarks, monuments and beliefs. Archaeologists have discovered in Lang Soak commune that there are residence sites and burial sites with copper relics such as axes, hammers, spears, marks belonging to Dong Son culture (about 4000 years ago today). It's also a phenomenon of belief, a series of villages located along the Duong River and Bai Giang River worshiping "Lac Thi Dai Vuong" (i.e. Lac Long Quan lineage) are ethnic water ancestors, noting that the Van L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |