Trùng Quang Emperor ( vi, Trùng Quang Đế, vi-hantu, 重光帝, ?–1414),

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Trần Quý Khoáng (陳季擴), was the second and last emperor of

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. He was a son of prince Trần Ngạc. As the second son of

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, Ngạc was appointed as Prime Minister with the title ''Trang Định vương'' (莊定王, "Prince Trang Định"), but was later killed by an order of Co-Prime Minister

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in 1392. Giản Định revolted against Ming China in September 1408. Trùng Quang was appointed as a Palace Attendant (''thị trung'' 侍中). In the next year, he was installed as the new emperor by Đặng Dung and Nguyễn Cảnh Dị in Chi La (modern

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). Giản Định was arrested by Nguyễn Suý, a general of Trùng Quang, then transferred to Nghệ An Province. Trùng Quang granted him the title ''thái thượng hoàng'' ("

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"). Trùng Quang came to Bình Than to fight against the Chinese army, but was defeated by

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and fled back to Nghệ An. He was captured in Hoá châu by Chinese army together with his generals around 1413, and was transferred to China. He drowned himself on the way to Yanjing (modern

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) in the next year.

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