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Ngô Xương Ngập
Ngô Xương Ngập ( vi-hantu, 吳昌岌, died 954), formally King of Thiên Sách (天策王), was a co-ruler of the Ngô dynasty of Vietnam. He was the eldest son of Ngô Quyền, the dynastic founder. Ngô Quyền named Dương Tam Kha as regent for his nephew, Ngô Xương Ngập, on his deathbed in 944. However, after Ngô Quyền's death, Dương Tam Kha forced Ngập to abdicate and installed himself as ruler and arguably as being the rightful successor to his father, Dương Đình Nghệ. The ousted Ngô Xương Ngập fled to Trà Hưong village, Nam Sách District, Nam Sách, and was hidden under the protection of his retainer, Phạm Lệnh Công. Dương Tam Kha sent Đỗ Cảnh Thạc and Dương Cát Lợi to arrest him, which made Phạm Lệnh Công afraid and went into hiding inside a cave. In 950, Dương Tam Kha was dethroned by Ngập's younger brother, Prince Ngô Xương Văn in a counter coup d'état. Prince Văn then crowned himself as Nam Tấn Vương ...
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List Of Vietnamese Monarchs
This article lists the monarchs of Vietnam. Under the emperor at home, king abroad system used by later List of Vietnamese dynasties, dynasties, Vietnamese monarchs would use the title of ''emperor'' (皇帝, Hoàng đế; or other equivalents) domestically, and the more common term ''sovereign'' (𤤰, Vua), ''king'' (王, Vương), or ''his/her (Imperial) Majesty'' (陛下, Bệ hạ) elsewhere. Overview Some Vietnamese monarchs declared themselves kings (''vương'') or emperors (''hoàng đế''). Imperial titles were used for both domestic and foreign affairs, except for diplomatic missions to China where Vietnamese monarchs were regarded as kingship or prince. Many of the Later Lê monarchs were figurehead rulers, with the real powers resting on feudal lords and princes who were technically their servants. Most Vietnamese monarchs are known through their posthumous names or temple names, while the Nguyễn dynasty, the last reigning house is known through their Vietnamese e ...
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