Trịnh Tạc
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| Lord of Trịnh Clan Lord of Northern Vietnam |
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| Trịnh Lords | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1657–1682 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Trịnh Tráng | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Trịnh Căn | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1606 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1682 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Vũ Thị Ngọc Lễ Trịnh Thị Ngọc Lung Mai Thị Ngọc Tiến |
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Trịnh Căn more sons and daughters |
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| House | Trịnh Lords | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Trịnh Tráng | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Trần Thị Ngọc Đài | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||||||||||
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| Trịnh Tạc (鄭柞) | |
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| Tây Định vương (西定王) | |
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| Dương vương (陽王) | |
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| Hoằng Tổ (弘祖) |
Trịnh Tạc (Hán: ; 1606 – 1682) ruled Vietnam from 1657–1682
Trịnh Tạc was one of the most successful of the Trịnh lords who ruled Bắc Hà. During his rule, he made peace with the Nguyễn, ending the long war. Trịnh Tạc also captured the last small province of Annam ruled by the Mạc Dynasty.
Trịnh Tạc took control of the Annamese government at a time when things looked bleak. The long war with the Nguyễn lords was going badly (see the Trịnh–Nguyễn War for details). The Trịnh armies had suffered several defeats under his father, Trịnh Tráng, and the Nguyễn armies had pushed north all the way into Nghệ An Province. Trịnh Tạc took over in 1654 and one of his armies was also defeated by the Nguyễn. However, the next year, Trịnh Tạc’s army was victorious and the Nguyễn were driven all the way back to their original provinces in the south. The Royal (Trịnh) army attacked the great defensive walls of the Nguyễn but without success.
For the next five years, the war with the Nguyễn was put on hold while Trịnh Tạc turned his attention to Cao Bằng Province. This was the last bit of Vietnam where the Mạc Dynasty rulers still held power. Periodically they had raided into north Vietnam. The Trịnh had been prevented from the final destruction of the Mạc because they were protected by the Ming Dynasty. But now the Ming had fallen, replaced by the Manchu, and as a result, the Mạc no longer enjoyed the same relationship with the Chinese government. The Mạc made the mistake of siding with a disloyal governor and so the Kangxi Emperor (Khang Hi Hoàng đế) withdrew his protection of the Mạc. In 1667, Trịnh Tạc defeated the Mạc army and drove them out of Cao Bằng Province.
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