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King Tran Due Tong

It was 1372 when 35 years old Tran Kinh became King Tran Due Tong.

Tran Kinh had been a general who performed an important feat of arms in raising the army which defeated usurper Duong Nhat Le and brought Tran Nghe Tong to the throne.

In winter 1376, King Tran Due Tong himseft led 120.000 men to attack the capital of Champa Kingdom (morden-day Quy Nhon city). In spring 1377, the Viets reached the outskirts of Do Ban fortress, the capital of Champa.

Che Bong Da set up cantonments in the capital, then ordered a general to pretend to surrender to King Tran Due Tong, and say that Che Bong Nga had fled from the capital.

On 24 January 1377, King Tran Due Tong led his troops to take the capital of Champa. After ha had entered Do Ban fortress, the gate suddenly closed.

“Kill him!” said Che Bong Nga, who had been waiting there.

The enemy fired at King Tran Due Tong with thousands of poisoned arrows.

King Tran Due Tong was dead at the age of 41 . The Viets hurriedly backed to their own country.

The Court proclaimed the Crown Prince Tran Hien, the 17 year-old son of Tran Due Tong, as King Tran Phe De.

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