Trần Thừa
| Trần Thái Tổ | |||||||||||||
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| Retired Emperor of Annam | |||||||||||||
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| Retired Emperor of Trần Dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1226–1334 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | none | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Trần Thái Tông | ||||||||||||
| Born | 1184 Lưu Gia, Annam |
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| Died | 1234 Thăng Long, Annam |
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| Burial | Huy Tomb | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lê Thị | ||||||||||||
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Trần Liễu Trần Cảnh Trần Nhật Hiệu Trần Triệt Thụy Bà Thiên Thành |
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| House | Trần Dynasty | ||||||||||||
| Father | Trần Lý | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||||||
| Full name | |
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| Trần Thừa (陳承) | |
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| Khai Vận Lập Cực Hoằng Nhân Ứng Đạo Thuần Chân Chí Đức Thần Vũ Thánh Văn Thùy Dụ Chí Hiếu Hoàng Đế | |
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| Huy Tông (徽宗) Thái Tổ (太祖) |
Trần Thừa (Hán tự: , 1184–1234) was the head of the Trần clan and a high-ranking mandarin during the reign of Lý Huệ Tông and Lý Chiêu Hoàng. After the overthrow of the Lý Dynasty by Trần Thủ Độ, Trần Thừa's second son Trần Cảnh was enthroned as Trần Thái Tông, the first emperor of the Trần Dynasty. Being the Emperor's father, Trần Thừa was honoured by the title Retired Emperor as Trần Thái Tổ () and thus he became the first retired emperor of the Trần Dynasty and the only one who had not held the throne.
Trần Thừa was born in 1184 as the first son of Trần Lý who made his great fortune by fishing in Lưu Gia village (now Hưng Hà, Thái Bình). During the troubled time under the reign of Lý Cao Tông, the Crown Prince Lý Sảm sought refuge in Trần Lý's family and decided to marry his beautiful daughter Trần Thị Dung, younger sister of Trần Thừa, in 1209. Afterward, it was the Trần clan who helped Lý Cao Tông and Lý Sảm restored the throne in Thăng Long; therefore, the Emperor appointed several members of the Trần clan for high positions in the royal court such as Tô Trung Từ, who was the uncle of Trần Thị Dung, or Trần Tự Khánh, who was Trần Thừa's younger brother. In 1211 the Crown Prince Lý Sảm was enthroned as Lý Huệ Tông after the death of Lý Cao Tông, and by then Trần clan's position began to rise in the royal court. Trần Tự Khánh was renowned as a skilled general in battle, and he had a significant part in pacifying many revolts in the country, so the Emperor since entrusted him with the role of Regent and his brother Trần Thừa was also nominated for the position of court servant in December 1216. As a result, power in royal court gradually fell into the hands of the Trần clan. After the death of Trần Tự Khánh in 1223, Trần Thừa was appointed for the highest military position in the royal court while his cousin Trần Thủ Độ took charge of the royal guard.
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