Trần Thiếu Đế
Trần Thiếu Đế (陳少帝), born Trần Yên in 1396, was the twelfth and last emperor of the Trần dynasty in Đại Việt (Vietnam). He reigned from 1398 to 1400. At age three he became emperor after his father, Trần Thuận Tông, was forced to abdicate by regent Hồ Quý Ly. His mother was Queen Thánh Ngâu, daughter of Hồ Quý Ly. His reign name was Kiến Tân.
In 1399 Hồ Quý Ly took more power, and Thuận Tông was killed. Hồ Quý Ly began using ceremonial rights normally reserved for the emperor. A northwestern revolt led by Nguyễn Nhữ Cái was crushed in December by the forces of Nguyễn Bằng Cử.
On February 28, 1400, Hồ Quý Ly overthrew Thiếu Đế and established the Hồ dynasty, downgrading Thiếu Đế to the rank of Prince Bảo Ninh. Thiếu Đế’s fate after this is unknown. He was buried in Thăng Long. His posthumous name was King Bảo Ninh. His death marked the end of the Trần dynasty and the rise of the Hồ dynasty.
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