Tag: Ly Hue Tong

In the year 1224, King Ly Hue Tong of the Ly dynasty found himself without a male heir. Under pressure from the ambitious Tran Thu Do, the king was compelled to abdicate his throne in favor of his eight-year-old daughter, Princess Lieu. She became known as Ly Chieu Hoang, the first and only female monarch of the Ly dynasty.

In a twist of fate that defied conventional moral standards, a married Vietnamese princess, already a mother and expecting another child, was forced into an unusual union with her brother-in-law. This bizarre incident, a blatant transgression of ethical norms, was nonetheless documented in historical annals, leaving an indelible mark on the annals of Vietnamese history.

After forcing a king from the Lý dynasty to abdicate in favor of his daughter, the chancellor also coerced the king into hanging himself.