Tuong dong tran hung dao biography

Trần Hưng Đạo (–), the Vietnamese

From wars, heroes were born and showed their outstanding characteristics and talents. General Tran Hung Dao — was chosen by destiny to become the immortal legendary in the mind of the Vietnamese. You may know him through the list of the 10 greatest generals in the world or the victories against Mongol invaders in Vietnamese history in which he played a role as the leader.

But have you been ever told about his story of life? Nothing could stop the onrush of their powerful and intrepid cavalry. Yet they foiled in Japan in because their fleet was destroyed by a typhoon. But only Vietnamese people could defeat them three times and strongly kept independence for the country. In , Kubilai, a descendant of Genghis Khan demanded the Vietnamese to let his troops pass through their country in order to penetrate China from the south but was given the refusal from Tran Dynasty - For the punishment, a Mongol army was sent to Viet country and invaded most of Dai Viet old name of Vietnam.

With the excellent lead of General Tran Thu Do and the strong will of the Vietnamese, Mongol invaders were completely defeated. In , the Mongols finished conquering all of China and prepared for revenge for the failure in In , two subsequent Mongol invasions of They decided to occupy first Champa a country to the South of Dai Viet and then from the South, they will combine with an army from the North to attack Dai Viet.

King Tran Nhan Tong expressed the wish to surrender in order to spare his people terrible miseries, Tran Hung Dao told him: "If such is your will, then cut my head first". He succeeded in galvanizing the people into stiff resistance and driving out the invaders after six months. Thirsting for revenge, Toghan staged a comeback two years later with a ,strong army and a fleet of vessels.

Again, he managed to occupy large tracts of the territory but the population created a vacuum wherever his troops went.