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. In 1738, he planned a plot against the

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together with two princes, his brother Lê Duy Quý and Lê Duy Chúc (son of Lê Hy Tông), but failed. They had to flee, and hid somewhere in

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Việt Nam sử lược ( vi-hantu, 越南史略, , lit. "Outline History of Vietnam"), was the first history text published in the Vietnamese language and the Vietnamese alphabet. It was compiled by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Kim. It covered the period from ...

'', Quyển 2, Chương 5 In 1740, Mật launched a rebellion against the Trịnh lords in Thanh Hóa. He attacked

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and

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. He was defeated by the Trịnh army, retreated to Nghệ An, then to

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, and occupied Trình Quang Mountain as his base area. In 1764, he sought aid from

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, but was refused because the

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did not want to engage in conflict with the Trịnh lords. In 1767,

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died, and his son

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succeeded him as the head of the Trinh lords. Hearing the news, Mật attacked Thanh Chương and Hương Sơn, but was defeated. In 1769, he was defeated by the Trịnh army. He set fire to the fort and committed suicide.

References

*''Khâm định Việt sử Thông giám cương mục'' *''Việt Nam sử lược'' *''Danh nhân quân sự Việt Nam'', Nhiều tác giả, Nhà xuất bản Quân đội nhân dân, 2006 *''Biên niên lịch sử cổ trung đại Việt Nam'', Viện Sử học, Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội Hà Nội, 1987 {{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Duy Mat 1770 deaths Vietnamese rebels Vietnamese princes People of Revival Lê dynasty Suicides in Vietnam Suicides by self-immolation 1738 births 18th-century suicides

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