An Tu princess
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An Tư was a princess during the Trần Dynasty (1225–1400), the youngest offspring of emperor Trần Thái Tông
. Today, nobody knows exactly her birth and death year. Đại Việt sử kí toàn thư only wrote “ordering servants to give An Tư to Toghan as a present was to decrease disaster happened to our country”.
of China invaded Đại Việt for the second time. Toghan led his army to attack Gia Lâm, and surrounded the Vietnamese capital, Thăng Long
. Grand emperor Trần Thánh Tông
and emperor Trần Nhân Tông went to Tam Trĩ by means of a small boat, while the official royal boat went to Ngọc Sơn to mislead the invaders, but they were discovered. On March 9, Yuan marine troops surrounded Tam Trĩ and almost captured the Grand emperor and emperor. Needing time to consolidate and organize the army and slow down the pace of the Yuan army, Trần Thánh Tông unavoidably gave his little sister, princess An Tư, to Toghan, as a gift.
After that, in April, the Trần army began to counterattack, having win after win. The Yuan army completely lost. Toghan had to hide in a bronze pot to cross the border. Dai Viet history did not mention An Tư at all, but in An Nam Chí lược, written by Lê Tắc, Trần Kiện’s servant, following his master to China, wrote, "Crown prince (mention Toghan) married a Trần woman, had two children." Perhaps the Trần woman here was An Tư.
The novel Princess An Tư, written by Nguyễn Huy Tưởng, was based on this true story.
Trần Thái Tông
Trần Thái Tông, born name: Trần Cảnh , July 17, 1218-May 4, 1277) was the first emperor of the Trần Dynasty, seated on the throne for 33 years , being Grand Emperor for 19 years.-Biography:...
. Today, nobody knows exactly her birth and death year. Đại Việt sử kí toàn thư only wrote “ordering servants to give An Tư to Toghan as a present was to decrease disaster happened to our country”.
Sacrifice for her motherland
In early 1285, an army of the Yuan DynastyYuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
of China invaded Đại Việt for the second time. Toghan led his army to attack Gia Lâm, and surrounded the Vietnamese capital, Thăng Long
Thang Long
Thang Long can be:*Former name of Hanoi*Thang Long Imperial City...
. Grand emperor Trần Thánh Tông
Tran Thanh Tong
Trần Thánh Tông , given name Trần Hoảng , was the second emperor of the Trần Dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông, Thánh Tông held the title Thái thượng hoàng from 1279 to his death in 1290...
and emperor Trần Nhân Tông went to Tam Trĩ by means of a small boat, while the official royal boat went to Ngọc Sơn to mislead the invaders, but they were discovered. On March 9, Yuan marine troops surrounded Tam Trĩ and almost captured the Grand emperor and emperor. Needing time to consolidate and organize the army and slow down the pace of the Yuan army, Trần Thánh Tông unavoidably gave his little sister, princess An Tư, to Toghan, as a gift.
After that, in April, the Trần army began to counterattack, having win after win. The Yuan army completely lost. Toghan had to hide in a bronze pot to cross the border. Dai Viet history did not mention An Tư at all, but in An Nam Chí lược, written by Lê Tắc, Trần Kiện’s servant, following his master to China, wrote, "Crown prince (mention Toghan) married a Trần woman, had two children." Perhaps the Trần woman here was An Tư.
The novel Princess An Tư, written by Nguyễn Huy Tưởng, was based on this true story.