Trịnh Tùng
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Trịnh Tùng (19 December 1550 – 17 July 1623), also known as Trịnh Tòng and later given the title Bình An Vương (平安王), was the de facto ruler of Đại Việt from 1572 to 1623.[1] Trịnh Tùng is the first official Trịnh lord, although his father—Trịnh Kiểm—was de facto ruler of Dai Viet before him, Trịnh Kiểm never claimed himself as Trịnh lord. Therefore, Trịnh Kiểm is not considered as the first Trịnh lord.
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Reign | 1572–1623 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Trịnh Cối | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Trịnh Tráng | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 December 1550 Thanh Hóa, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 July 1623 (aged 72) Thanh Oai District, Đàng Ngoài | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lại Thị Ngọc Nhu Đặng Thị Ngọc Bảo | ||||||||||||||||
Issue | Trịnh Tráng Trịnh Túc more than 20 sons and daughters | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Trịnh lord | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Trịnh Kiểm | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Bảo | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Buddhism |
Trịnh Tùng was reputed to be from the first generation of the Trịnh lords who ruled Vietnam from 1545 to 1789; however, since he was so young when the family first came to power, Trịnh Tùng theoretically belonged to the second generation. The Trịnh family wielded the military power of the country and took turns as regents to the figurehead Lê kings who nominally reigned over the country. Trịnh Kiểm, Tùng's father, was given the title of 'Duke' during his life and after his death was conferred with the title of Thái Vương, which means "Great Prince". From the time of Trịnh Tùng onwards, members of the Trịnh family were given the title of Prince while in power. Also known with the title of Lord, they had the right to choose the crown prince and had power over political and military matters. During his rule, the war with the Mạc dynasty was successfully completed.