Trần Nghệ Tông

Trần Nghệ Tông (Trần Phủ, 1321–1395) was the ninth Trần emperor of Đại Việt. A son of Trần Minh Tông and the consort Anh Tư, he was Prince Cung Định and a minister under Dương Nhật Lễ, who meant to restore the surname Dương.

In 1370 a plot by Trần princes against Nhật Lễ failed, and Phủ withdrew to raise forces. His half-sister Princess Thiên Ninh urged him on and joined his march; within two months Nhật Lễ was deposed, imprisoned and beaten to death, and Phủ took the throne.

He abdicated in 1372, yet as retired emperor ruled through three successors for over twenty years. His favour to his maternal kinsman Hồ Quý Ly let him build the power that destroyed the Trần in 1400.