Hồ Quý Ly

Hồ Quý Ly (1336–?) was a Trần-dynasty official and general from Thanh Hóa who founded Vietnam's short-lived Hồ dynasty. He rose through royal marriages and command in the wars against Champa, becoming chief minister in 1387.

In 1388, after a court plot against him was exposed, he persuaded the senior king to depose Trần Phế Đế. His reforms reshaped the examinations and currency.

In 1400 he deposed the last Trần ruler and took the throne, then abdicated to his son Hồ Hán Thương in 1401. The Ming invasion of 1406–1407 overthrew him; he was captured and exiled to China.