Trần Dynasty Rises: Vietnam's Power Shifts in 1225
The boy emperor Tran Thai Tong took the Vietnamese throne through marriage to the last Ly monarch, ending 216 years of Ly Dynasty rule. The new Tran Dynasty would prove itself in the most dramatic fashion possible, repelling three Mongol invasions that Kublai Khan launched against Vietnam within the century.
December 31, 1225
801 years ago
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