Lê Huyền Tông (黎玄宗, 1654 – 16 November 1671) was the 19th emperor of Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty.[1]

Biography

Lê Huyền Tông's birth name is Lê Duy Vũ[2] (黎維禑) and courtesy name Duy Hi[3] (維禧). He was born in 1654 and reigned from 1662 to 1671. He was a figurehead emperor under the power of lord Trịnh Tạc who ruled 1657-82.[4]

After his coronation, he established the diplomatic relation with Qing dynasty in China. He also prohibited people to become Christians.[5]

Family

Consorts and their respective issues :

References

  1. ^ 《歷朝憲章類誌》卷二十一·禮儀誌·太廟殿奉事各位。
  2. ^ 《大越史記全書》陳荊和本、西南師範大學出版社標點校勘本和《欽定越史通鑑綱目》均作“䄔”，《大越史記全書》引田利章本作“禑”，恐誤。
  3. ^ 據《清實錄》和《清史稿·越南傳》。
  4. ^ Bruce M. Lockhart & William J. Duiker, The A to Z of Vietnam, p437 "Lê Huyền Tông", 2010.
  5. ^ Trần Trọng Kim, Việt Nam sử lược [1].
Preceded by Emperor of Vietnam
1662–1671 		Succeeded by