Trần Thiếu Đế

Trần Thiếu Đế
Emperor of Vietnam
Emperor of Trần Dynasty
Reign 1398–1400
Predecessor Trần Thuận Tông
Successor none
Successor Hồ Quý Ly
(Emperor of Hồ Dynasty)
Born 1396
Thăng Long, Vietnam
Died Đại Việt
Full name
Trần An[1]
Era dates
Kiến Tân (建新, 1398–1400)
Posthumous name
none
Temple name
Thiếu Đế (少帝)
House Trần Dynasty
Father Trần Thuận Tông
Mother Queen Thánh Ngâu
Religion Buddhism

Trần Thiếu Đế (born 1396, date of death unknown), given name Trần An, was the twelfth and the last emperor of the Trần Dynasty who reigned over Đại Việt from 1398 to 1400. At the age of only three, he was chosen to succeed his father Trần Thuận Tông who was forced by Hồ Quý Ly to resign and hold the title Retired Emperor. Only two years after Thiếu Đế's coronation, Hồ Quý Ly overthrew the Emperor to establish his own dynasty, the Hồ Dynasty.

Background

Thiếu Đế (Young Emperor) was born in 1396 as Trần An,[1] first child of the Emperor Trần Thuận Tông, and his wife, the Queen Thánh Ngâu who was daughter of Hồ Quý Ly.[2] On March 15 of the Lunar calendar, 1398, under pressure of Hồ Quý Ly, Thuận Tông had to cede the throne to his three-year-old son, now Trần Thiếu Đế, and held the position of retired emperor.[3] According to Đại Việt sử kí toàn thư, actually Hồ Quý Ly wanted to overthrow Thuận Tông but before his death, the Retired Emperor Trần Nghệ Tông made Quý Ly promise him supporting the Emperor[4][5] therefore Hồ Quý Ly decided to force Thuận Tông to resign before taking over the throne from the new emperor.[3] After the coronation, Thiếu Đế changed the era name to Kiến Tân (建新, 1398–1400).[2]

As emperor

See also: Hồ Quý Ly
Trần Thiếu Đế
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese Trần Thiếu Đế
Hán-Nôm 陳少帝

Only one year after his resignation, Thuận Tông was killed after the order of Hồ Quý Ly.[6] Hồ Quý Ly also issued the execution of over 370 persons who opposed his dominance in royal court including several prominent mandarins or the Emperor's relatives with their families, such as Trần Khát Chân, Trần Hãng, Phạm Khả Vĩnh or Lương Nguyên Bưu.[7] In June 1399, Hồ Quý Ly took another step when he self-entitled Quốc Tổ Chương Hoàng (King Chương Father of the Nation) and began to use ceremonials which were reserved exclusively for the Emperor.[8] Profiting the chaotic situation in royal court, Nguyễn Nhữ Cái gathered thousands of people to rise a revolt against Trần's rulers in the northwestern region. This revolt was put down in December by the troops of general Nguyễn Bằng Cử.[8]

Birth name
Vietnamese alphabet Trần An
Hán-Nôm 陳

Ultimately, the end of the Trần Dynasty was tolled on February 28 of the Lunar calendar, 1400 when Hồ Quý Ly decided to overthrow Thiếu Đế and established a new dynasty, the Hồ Dynasty.[9] Being Hồ Quý Ly's own grandson, Thiếu Đế was only downgraded to Prince Bảo Ninh instead of being killed like his father.[9][10]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 His given name (An, 𤇼) was suggested by authors of Khâm định Việt sử Thông giám cương mục, the official historical book of the Nguyễn Dynasty, because they could not find the exact Chinese character for this sovereign. National Bureau for Historical Record 1998, p. 321
  2. 1 2 Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 293
  3. 1 2 Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 292
  4. ↑ Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, pp. 287–288
  5. ↑ Chapuis 1995, p. 94
  6. ↑ Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 294
  7. ↑ Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, pp. 294–295
  8. 1 2 Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 295
  9. 1 2 Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 296
  10. ↑ Chapuis 1995, p. 96

Bibliography

Trần Thiếu Đế
Born: 1396
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Trần Thuận Tông		 Emperor of Đại Việt
1398–1400 		Succeeded by
Hồ Quý Ly
Preceded by
Trần Thuận Tông		 Emperor of Trần Dynasty
1398–1400 		Succeeded by
none
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