Lê Trang Tông (, 1515 – 9 March 1548) was the 13th emperor of the

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and the first of the

Revival Lê dynasty The Revival Lê dynasty ( vi, Nhà Lê trung hưng 茹黎中興; Hán-Việt: 黎中興朝 ''Lê trung hưng triều''), also called the Later Lê Restoration, was a Vietnamese dynasty that existed between 1533 and 1789. The Primal Lê dynasty ( ...

.《歷朝憲章類誌》卷二十一·禮儀誌·太廟殿奉事各位。 His enthronement marked the re-establishment of the Later Lê dynasty following a six-year hiatus.

Biography

Lê Trang Tông was born in 1515 at

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with

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Lê Ninh (黎寧). In 1527 general

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overthrew the Lê emperor and established the

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, Lê Ninh and his royal family ran to Trấn Ninh and later hid deep inside Laos for 6 years. In 1533, a loyalist to Lê dynasty name

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rebelled against the

, sent troops to Laos and brought Lê Ninh back to the throne, reign name Nguyên Hòa (元和), set capital in the city of Tây Kinh, marked the period

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from 1533 to 1592. In early 1548, Lê Ninh suffered fatal sick and died. His son Lê Huyên succeed the throne while Trịnh and Nguyễn clans steady took most of powers of the court.

References

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