https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Restored-Le-Dynasty-.wav After Nguyễn Kim passed away, his son-in-law, Trịnh Kiểm (1503-1507) succeeded him, conspiring to kill the Nguyễn family to usurp all the power. The Trịnh family became increasingly powerful. Nguyễn Hoàng (1525-1623), a son of Nguyễn Kim, had to seek refuge in the remote Thuận Hóa region (nowadays Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế). In 1592, the South Court’s [...]
https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Mac-Dynasty.wav After the death of Emperor Lê Thánh Tông, the Court became corrupted. Benighted and brutal, like Lê Uy Mục and Lê Tương Dực, appeared, pushing people into a dark and miserable life. Peasant-led rebels took place throughout the kingdom. Seizing this chance, Mạc Đăng Dung (1483-1541), a general in the court of emperor Lê Chiêu Tông (ruling from 1516 [...]
https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Later-Le-Dynasty-.wav Lê Lợi became the emperor and the kingdom was named Đại Việt (Great Viet) again, with its capital in Thăng Long. The Posterior Lê, the most long-lasting dynasty in our national history, was established, experiencing the largest number of upheavals. The Lê adopted Confucianism as its orthodox ideology to govern the kingdom, so that Buddhism and Taoism were constrained [...]
https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ming-Domination-.wav Nobles of the Trần Dynasty and local leaders rose up in arms everywhere, from plains to midlands and the mountainous areas. The largest and most enduring insurrection, Lam Sơn, was launched and led by Lê Lợi (1385-1433) in 1418. After ten years, in 1428, Lam Sơn insurgent troops liberated Thăng Long and regained the national independence. Chinese invaders were driven [...]
