Lê Chiêu Tông ( 黎昭宗, 4 October 1506 – 18 December 1526; also called Lê Y, 黎椅 or 黎譓) was an emperor of the Lê dynasty of

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who ruled from 1516 to 1526. He was the son of Lê Sùng and nephew of the preceding king

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. As Lê Tuong Duc was assassinated in 1516, the young Lê Chieu Tông was put on the throne. His short reign was heavily colored by continuing factionalism and jockeying for power between the Mạc and

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families, and his own. In 1524, Le had been forced by a rebellion to flee the capital; this rebellion was quashed by General

Mạc Đăng Dung Mạc Đăng Dung ( chữ Hán; 莫登庸; 23 November 1483 – 22 August 1541), also known by his temple name Mạc Thái Tổ (), was an emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Mạc dynasty. Previously a captain of the imperial guard (Praet ...

, who took the opportunity to seize power for himself. Lê Chieu Tông was killed by Mạc supporters shortly afterwards, and succeeded by his brother,

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References

*Coedes, G. (1962). "The Making of South-east Asia." London: Cox & Wyman Ltd. Chieu Tong Vietnamese retired emperors 1506 births 1526 deaths 16th-century Vietnamese monarchs Vietnamese monarchs {{SEAsia-royal-stub