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Trịnh Tạc (
Hán tự: ) ruled
Vietnam from
1654 -
1682
Trinh Tac, one of the most successful of the
Trinh Lords who ruled north Vietnam. During his rule, he made peace with the Nguyen, ending the long war. Trinh Tac also captured the last small province of Vietnam ruled by the
Mac Dynasty.
Takes control
Trinh Tac took control of the Vietnamese government at a time when things looked bleak. The long war with the
Nguyen Lords was going badly (see the
Trinh-Nguyen War for details). The Trinh armies had suffered several defeats under his father,
Trinh Trang, and the Nguyen armies had pushed north all the way into
Nghe An Province. Trinh Tac took over in
1654 and one of his armies was also defeated by the Nguyen. However, the next year, Trinh Tac's army was victorious and the Nguyen were driven all the way back to their original provinces in the south. The Royal (Trinh) army attacked the great defensive walls of the Nguyen but without success.
Cao Bang Province
For the next five years, the war with the Nguyen was put on on hold while Trinh Tac turned his attention to
Cao Bang Province. This was the last bit of Vietnam where the
MAC rulers still held power. Periodically they'd raided into north Vietnam. The Trinh had been prevented from the final destruction of the Mac because they were protected by the
Ming Dynasty. But now the Ming had fallen, replaced by the
Manchu, and as a result, the Mac no longer enjoyed the same relationship with the Chinese government. The Mac made the mistake of siding with a disloyal governor and so the
Kangxi Emperor withdrew his protection of the Mac. In
1667, Trinh Tac defeated the Mac army and drove them out of Cao Bang Province.
Further conflict
In
1672, one last effort was made to break the walls of the Nguyen. For seven months the Royal (Trinh) army besieged the Nguyen walls but, like the previous efforts, the attacks failed. In
1673, Trinh Tac and
Nguyen Phuc Tan came to an agreement. Peace finally came to North Vietnam. This peace between the Nguyen and the Trinh was to last for the next 100 years.
The Mac invaded northern Vietnam from their new base in southern China in
1677 but this invasion was defeated by the Royal (Trinh) army. Trinh Tac died in
1682, leaving the government in the hands of his son
Trinh Can.
Death and legacy
In dynastic matters Lê Than Tông, the man who was king twice, finally died in
1662. He was succeeded by Lê Huyen Tông. 10 years later he died and was succeeded by Lê Gia Tông. The new Le king died after just three years in office (
1676) and so he was replaced by Lê Hy Tông.
With the war ended, Vietnam was peaceful and prosperous, Trinh Tac had rescued the situation, even though he failed to conquer the Nguyen.
See also
Le Dynasty.
Sources
Annam and it Minor Currency
Chapter 16 (downloaded May 2006)
A Glimpse of Vietnams History (downloaded May 2006)
Trinh Tac
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