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Trần Hưng Đạo (Grand Prince Hưng Đạo)
Nam Dinh, Đại Việt (Vietnam)
Archival Overview
Supreme Vietnamese military commander who authored the Proclamation to the Officers and thrice defeated the Mongol Yuan Empire's invasions of Đại Việt.
Biographical Record
Trần Quốc Tuấn (1228–1300), titled Grand Prince Hưng Đạo (Trần Hưng Đạo), is revered as Vietnam's greatest military hero. Appointed supreme commander of Đại Việt's armed forces by the Trần dynasty emperors, he led the Vietnamese nation in repelling three separate, colossal invasions launched by the Mongol Yuan Empire under Kublai Khan in 1258, 1285, and 1287–1288.
When Emperor Trần Thánh Tông contemplated surrender in 1285, Hưng Đạo declared: 'If your Majesty wishes to surrender, please cut off my head first!' Authoring the inspiring martial classic Hịch tướng sĩ (Proclamation to the Officers), Hưng Đạo utilized scorched-earth tactics, jungle ambushes, and guerrilla river warfare. In 1288 at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River, he planted iron-tipped wooden stakes into the riverbed at low tide, ambushing and annihilating the retreating Mongol fleet, permanently securing Vietnamese independence.
Key Life Milestones
National Resolve Against the Mongol Empire
Rallied the elders and commanders of Đại Việt with the martial Proclamation to the Officers, declaring uncompromising resistance against Kublai Khan.
Annihilation of the Yuan Mongol Fleet
Trapped 400 Mongol warships upon hidden iron-tipped stakes at receding tide on the Bạch Đằng River, capturing Admiral Omar.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialChí Linh (Hải Dương), Vietnam