Emperor Giản Định ( vi, Giản Định Đế, vi-hantu, 簡定帝, 1375–1410),

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Trần Ngỗi (陳頠), was the leader of the Vietnamese Trần royalist forces who rebelled against the Ming Chinese rules. Giản Định was the second son of

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, was given the title Giản Định vương (簡定王, "Prince Giản Định").

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conquered Vietnam in 1407, he fled to Mô Độ (modern Yên Mô District, Ninh Bình Province) and revolted against China in September 1408. At first he was defeated by Chinese army, later, he was supported by two Vietnamese generals, Đặng Tất and Nguyễn Cảnh Chân, and occupied Nghệ An Province successfully. Giản Định decided to attack Đông Đô (modern

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) but was opposed by Đặng Tất and Nguyễn Cảnh Chân. Giản Định soon had both Đặng Tất and Nguyễn Cảnh Chân arrested and killed, causing dissent and revolt in his army. Đặng Dung and Nguyễn Cảnh Dị, sons of Đặng Tất and Nguyễn Cảnh Chân respectively, installed

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(Trùng Quang Đế) as the new emperor in Chi La (modern

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). Giản Định was arrested by Trùng Quang in 1409, and was granted the title ''thái thượng hoàng'' ("Retired Emperor"). He was sent to Hạ Hồng (modern Ninh Giang District,

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) to attack Chinese army, but was defeated by

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and fled to Diễn Châu. Consequently, the Chinese took him captive and transferred him to Nanjing, where he was beheaded around 1410.

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