Mạc Kính Cung (莫敬恭, ?–1593) was the eighth emperor of the

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. He reigned from 1592–1625. He was the seventh son of Mạc Kính Điển. The emperor

Mạc Kính Chỉ Mạc Kính Chỉ (莫敬止, ?–1593) was the seventh emperor of the Mạc dynasty. He reigned briefly from 1592–1593. He was the eldest son of Mạc Kính Điển. The emperor Mạc Mậu Hợp was captured by Trịnh lord in 1592, so h ...

was captured by

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in 1593, he was enthroned by Mạc Ngọc Liễn in

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. In the next year, he was defeated by

Hoàng Đình Ái Huang (; ) is a Chinese surname that originally means and refers to jade people were wearing and decorating in ancient times. While ''Huáng'' is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang, Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwon ...

and fled to

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, China.''

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'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 2 Cung came back to Vietnam occupied

Cao Bằng Cao Bằng () is a city in northern Vietnam. It is the capital and largest settlement of Cao Bằng Province. It is located on the bank of the Bằng Giang river, and is around away from the border with China's Guangxi region. According to the ...

in 1596. He was attacked by Trịnh lord, and sought aid for

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. Trịnh lord had to recognized his dominant position in Cao Bằng under the pressure of Ming China. In 1600, Bùi Thị, the mother of

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, rebelled in Thang Long and summoned him.

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recaptured Thang Long and executed Bùi Thị, then defeated Cung in

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. Cung fled back to Cao Bằng.''

'', Quyển 2, Tự chủ thời đại, Chương 4 In 1625, Trịnh Kiều (son of

Trịnh Tráng Trịnh Tráng (Hán tự: 鄭梉, 6 August 1577 – 28 May 1657), posthumous name: Nghị Vương (誼王), temple name: Văn Tổ (文祖). He is the second lord of Trịnh ruled Tonkin from 1623 to 1657. He is one of the famous Trịnh lords wh ...

) attacked Cao Bằng and captured him. He was executed in Thang Long.

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