Lê Nghi Dân
Lê Nghi Dân | |||||||||||||
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Emperor of Đại Việt | |||||||||||||
Emperor of Lê dynasty | |||||||||||||
Reign | 1459 – 1460 | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Lê Nhân Tông | ||||||||||||
Successor | Lê Thánh Tông | ||||||||||||
Born | June 1439 Đông Kinh, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 1460 (aged 20-21) Đông Kinh, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||
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House | Lê dynasty | ||||||||||||
Father | Lê Thái Tông | ||||||||||||
Mother | Dương Thị Bí |
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Marquis Lệ Đức (Vietnamese: Lệ Đức hầu chữ Hán: 厲德
Biography
[edit]He was the eldest son of Emperor Lê Thái Tông and Consort Dương Thị Bí. He became Crown Prince in 1440, however, was deposed in 1441 and replaced by his younger half-brother, Prince Lê Bang Cơ. He was given title of Prince Lạng Sơn (Lạng Sơn vương,
Diên Ninh coup
[edit]On 3 October 1459, Lê Nghi Dân launched a coup that killed King Lê Nhân Tông, and then declared himself as king.
Reign
[edit]He put the Era name as Thiên Hưng (
However, he was largely unsupported by many imperial court officials because he killed his brother, King Lê Nhân Tông as a "inhuman" action.[3] During his short reign, he had to face many conflicts and coups from the old officials, who followed his grandfather and father since the dynasty was founded. Vietnamese historians reported the series of coups during Thiên Hưng's era as Thiên Hưng coup.
In May 1460, some officials, notably Đỗ Bí, Lê Ngang, Lê Thụ secretly discussed about a coup against Lê Nghi Dân, but the discussion was leaked out and all of them were put to death.[4]
After this affair, Thiên Hưng became more suspicious, and he started installed his inner supporters into the Royal court's important official positions. It made him even more unpopular among court officials, and they finally began plotting against him.
In 6 June 1460, a group of officials, notably Nguyễn Xí, Đinh Liệt, Lê Lăng, Lê Niệm, Nguyễn Đức Trung, launched another coup and successfully deposed Thiên Hưng Đế.[5] He was demoted to Marquis of Lệ Đức (Lệ Đức hầu, 厲德
After the coup, the coup leaders wanted to put the second prince of King Lê Thái Tông, Prince Lê Khắc Xương to the throne but received his refusal. Therefore, they decided to place Prince Lê Tư Thành as the fifth kingof the Lê dynasty.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Emperor" was not used domestically by the Lê dynasty until the reign of Lê Thánh Tông
References
[edit]- ^ Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Bản kỷ quyển 16b(in Vietnamese)
- ^ Gương soi lịch sử(in Vietnamese)
- ^ Scientific Conference: "The Coup overthrowing Crown Prince Le Nghi Dan - Queen Mother and its consequences"
- ^ About King Lê Nghi Dân(in Vietnamese)
- ^ Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Bản kỷ quyển 17(in Vietnamese)
- ^ Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Bản kỷ quyển 17(in Vietnamese)