An Tư ( vi-hantu, 安姿, 1267 - ?), was a princess during the

Trần dynasty The Trần dynasty, (Vietnamese: Nhà Trần, chữ Nôm: 茹陳）also known as the House of Trần, was a Vietnamese dynasty that ruled over the Kingdom of Đại Việt from 1225 to 1400. The dynasty was founded when emperor Trần Thái T ...

(1225–1400), the youngest offspring of emperor

Trần Thái Tông Trần Thái Tông (17 July 1218 – 5 May 1277), personal name Trần Cảnh or Trần Nhật Cảnh, temple name Thái Tông, was the first emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigned Đại Việt for 33 years (1226–58), being Retired Emperor f ...

. The exact year of her birth and death are unknown. The '' Đại Việt sử kí toàn thư'' (1675) only records that “the servants were ordered to give Princess An Tư to Togon to buy time”.DVSK Bản Kỷ Toàn Thư 10: Khởi nghĩa Lam Sơn
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"Sai người đưa công chúa An Tư (em gái út của Thánh Tông) đến cho Thoát Hoan, là muốn làm thư giãn loạn nước vậy."

Biography

In early 1285, the Mongols invaded Vietnam for a second time. Togon led his army to attack Gia Lâm, and surrounded the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. Grand emperor

Trần Thánh Tông Trần Thánh Tông (October 12, 1240 – July 3, 1290), personal name Trần Hoảng (), was the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông, Thán ...

and emperor

Trần Nhân Tông Trần Nhân Tông (7 December 1258–16 December 1308), personal name Trần Khâm, temple name Nhân Tông, was the third emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1278 to 1293. After ceding the throne to his son Tr� ...

went to Tam Trĩ by means of a small boat, while the official royal boat went to Ngọc Sơn to mislead the invaders, but they were discovered. On March 9, Yuan marine troops surrounded Tam Trĩ and almost captured both the grand emperor and the emperor. Needing time to consolidate and organize the army and slow down the pace of the Mongol army, Thánh Tông offered his younger sister, princess An Tư, to Togon, as a gift. After that, in April, the Trần army began to counter-attack, gaining multiple victories. The Yuan army completely lost. Togon had to hide in a bronze pot to cross the border. The official history mentions An Tư only once. But in ''

An Nam chí lược The ''An Nam chí lược'' (literally ''Abbreviated Records of An Nam'') is a historical text that was compiled by the Vietnamese historian Lê Tắc during his exile in China in early 14th century. Published for the first time in 1335 during t ...

'', written by

Lê Tắc Le is a romanization of several rare East Asian surnames and a common Vietnamese surname. It is a fairly common surname in the United States, ranked 975th during the 1990 census and 368th during the 2000 census. In 2000, it was the eighth-most-co ...

, Trần Kiện's servant, following his master to China, wrote, "Crown prince ogonmarried a Trần woman, had two children." The modern historical novel ''Princess An Tư'', written by

Nguyễn Huy Tưởng Nguyễn Huy Tưởng (làng Dục Tú, Từ Sơn Từ Sơn is a city of Bắc Ninh Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2021, Từ Sơn had a population of 202,874, covering an area of 61.08 km². The district capital ...

, and also a play were based on this story.Gia Khánh Đinh, ''Tổng tập văn học Việt Nam'', Hội Đồng Biên Tập Tổng Tập Văn Học Việt Nam - 2000 Vol.33 p.965 "AN TƯ (Piểu thugết - trích) An Tư là một cuốn tiểu thuyết lịch Sứ đắng trên tạp chỉ Tri tán từ 15-6-1944 đến 12-7-1945. An Tư công chúa là em gái Thượng hoàng Trân Thánh Tông, cô ruột của vua Thiệu Bảo Trân Thái Tông. Nàng công dung ..."

References

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