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Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam.

Historical image related to Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam. from April 9, 1288

Mongol invasions of Vietnam

13th-century Mongol-Chinese campaigns

Four major military campaigns were launched by the Mongol Empire, and later the Yuan dynasty, against the kingdom of Đại Việt ruled by the Trần dynasty and the kingdom of Champa in 1258, 1282–1284, 1285, and 1287–1288. The campaigns are treated by a number of scholars as a…
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Yuan dynasty

Mongol-led dynasty of China (1271–1368)

The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan, was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to…
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Trần dynasty

Imperial Vietnamese dynasty (1225–1400)

The Trần dynasty, officially Đại Việt, was a Vietnamese dynasty that ruled from 1225 to 1400. The dynasty was founded when emperor Trần Thái Tông ascended to the throne after his uncle Trần Thủ Độ orchestrated the overthrow of the Lý dynasty. The Trần dynasty defeated three…
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Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)

Vietnamese victory against Mongol invasion

The Battle of Bạch Đằng was a decisive naval battle during the third Mongol invasion of Vietnam between Đại Việt commanded by Commander-in-Chief Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn, and the fleet of the Yuan dynasty, commanded by Admirals Omar and Fan Yi on the Bạch Đằng River, which Prince…
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April 9

Day of the year

April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 266 days remain until the end of the year.
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