Lê Tương Dực

Lê Tương Dực (* 1495 ; † 1516 , real name Lê Oanh ) was the emperor of Vietnam in the Lê dynasty . He followed the despotic rule of his predecessor Lê Uy Mục . His rule itself was marked by natural disasters and rebellion. He was murdered in 1516 by a humiliated henchman. He was followed by Lê Chiêu Tông .

Domination

Lê Tương Dực was brought to power by the rebellion against his predecessor, who was killed by the rebels. His mother and many of his brothers had been killed by his predecessor. At the beginning of his reign, Lê Tương Dực acted as the hope of the scholars and officials at court, with whom he worked well at the beginning. In contrast to his predecessor, there was a brief flowering of Confucian scriptures at his court.

Over time, however, his governance became erratic . While pests and food shortages dominated the countryside, he was building a luxurious palace in the capital. Contemporary Chinese reports and the vernacular criticized his conduct of life and governance, and he was known as a greedy and selfish monarch under the swear word “ pig emperor”. There were rebellions and revolts in almost every part of the country.

The greatest challenge for his rule was the revolt of Trần Cao in 1516 , which wanted to revive the Trần dynasty . At court, the emperor relied on repression. As the Trân Cao army was approaching the capital , he was murdered by Trinh Duy San , a henchman whom he had recently flogged.

His successor was Lê Chiêu Tông .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} K. W. Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge 2013, pp. 224-228.
2. ^ ^{A b} William J. Duiker, Bruce Lockhart: Historical Dictionary of Vietnam. Lanham 2006, p. 211.