Imperial Citadel of Thang Long

Tran Thanh Tong was the second king of Tran Dynasty whose taboo name was Tran Hoang. Le Tac, a chinese historian described Tran Thanh Tong as “the second son of king Thai Vuong, who is elegant and cultured”. King Tran Thanh Tong According to records of Vietnamese and Chinese historians, …

Tran Hung Dao, also known as Tran Quoc Tuan, was the son of Tran Lieu. Tran Lieu was elder brother of Tran Canh or King Tran Thai Tong, who robbed Tran Lieu’s wife. Tran Lieu asked his son to overthrow the throne. However, because of the national affairs, Tran Hung …

Nguyen Trai was born in 1380 in Thang Long. He was the maternal grandson of Tran Nguyen Dan and the son of Nguyen Phi Khanh, highraking mandarins under Ho Dynasty. At the age of 20, Nguyen Trai passed the PhD in the first examination under the Ho Dynasty. After that …

Le Loi was born on 10/09/1385 in Lam Son (Tho Xuan District, Thanh Hoa province) in a wealthy family. Inheriting the patrimony from his father, Le Loi quickly became a widely respected notable in the area. Under Ming Dynasty’s domination, Thang Long was renamed as Dong Quan to imply that …

While French forces intended to occupy Hanoi, a great many of domestic disturbances emerged. Nguyen Tri Phuong, a highranking mandarin under Nguyen dynasty was appointed to go to the North and command troops to wipe out the disturbances and break the intention of invaders. However, the army equipped with only …

The real name of Hoang Dieu was Hoang Kim Tich. He was born on February 10th, 1829 in a family of Confucian tradition in the village of Xuan Dai (Dien Phuoc, Quang Nam). His family had seven sons, including one phó bảng (equal to Master), three Bachelors and two Graduates …

In 1802, Nguyen Anh defeated the Tay Son, ascended the throne, known as Emperor Gia Long, the first king of Nguyen Dynasty. Gia Long set up the capital in Hue. Thang Long was later changed to Northern Citadel Chief including eleven towns. Nguyen Dynasty then assigned and empowered the Northern …

After defeating Mac Dynasty, Trinh Tung proclaimed himself as Binh An Vuong (King Peace) and stipulated that King Le could tax only 1,000 communes. King Le had only 5,000 troops, 7 elephants and 20 dragon boats. At that time, King Le was a nominal king, while the real authority was …

In 1592, after defeating the Mac out of Thang Long, Nguyen Quyen suggested Trinh Tung to flatten citadels, rampart and moat system built by the Mac. At that time, Thang Long became the unique Imperial City in the world. Any capital of the country was always protected by ramparts and …

Before becoming an “eternal capital”, marked with the year of 1010 when King Ly Cong Uan promulgated the edit on moving the Capital to Thang Long, Hanoi was a prosperous land, playing an important role and once had been selected to set up the central citadel of the country. Under …